H.R. 6349

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6349 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6349

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien 
may request that a removal proceeding take place through video 
conference or through telephone conference, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 2, 2025

Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
Tlaib, Ms. Omar, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. 
Kennedy of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, and Ms. Jayapal) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien 
may request that a removal proceeding take place through video 
conference or through telephone conference, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Migrant Due Process Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT OF AN ALIEN TO REQUEST VIRTUAL REMOVAL PROCEEDING.

Section 240(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Right to request virtual proceeding.--For an 
alien (except in the case of an alien who is in the 
custody of the Secretary) who requests that the 
proceeding take place through video conference or 
through telephone conference, the immigration judge 
shall grant such request, and shall ensure that there 
is no prejudice to the alien during the proceeding.''.
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