To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using Federal funds to establish the ICE Secure Docket Card program and to prohibit the use of documentation issued in connection with immigration proceedings to establish eligibility for Federal public benefits.
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Latest Action · May 16, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from using federal funds to create or operate the ICE Secure Docket Card program, which provides identity cards to immigrants who are unlawfully present in the United States. The legislation also prevents documentation issued for immigration proceedings from being used as proof of identity to qualify for federal public benefits. Within six months of the bill's enactment, the DHS Inspector General must report to Congress on any costs and details related to the ICE Secure Docket Card program or similar identity card programs for undocumented immigrants. The bill affects undocumented immigrants who might otherwise use immigration-related documents to access federal benefits, and it targets federal spending on identity card programs for this population.
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