H.R. 8381

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8381 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8381 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an option for virtual periodic appearances for aliens pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States, 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 ``Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act''. SEC. 2. VIRTUAL PERIODIC APPEARANCES FOR ALIENS PENDING A DECISION ON WHETHER THE ALIEN IS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES. Section 236 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(g) Virtual Periodic Appearances.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an alien described in paragraph (2) to appear virtually by video teleconference to satisfy the requirement described in paragraph (2)(B). ``(2) Alien described.--An alien described in this paragraph is an alien who-- ``(A) is released under subsection (a)(2); and ``(B) is required to appear before an immigration officer (or before a case manager pursuant to an alternatives to detention program) periodically pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed from the United States as a condition of such release.''. <all>