Senator Flake (R-AZ) Amendment to Weaken the TVPRA
7/15/14
AILA Doc. No. 14071547.
Admissions & Border, Congress, Detention & Bond, Expedited Removal, Humanitarian Parole, Removal & Relief, Unaccompanied Children
On 7/9/14 Sen. Flake (R-AZ) filed an amendment (to an unrelated bill) to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to allow for the expedited removal of unaccompanied minors from non-contiguous countries.
- Text of Sen. Flake Amendment
- Sen. Flake 7/9/14 Press Release: “Flake Introduces Amendment to Stem Flow of Unaccompanied Minors.”
- Sens. Flake and McCain (R-AZ) 7/10/14 Press Release: “Flake and McCain Introduce Legislation to Address Humanitarian Crisis at U.S.-Mexico Border.”
- Talking Points on important protections under the TVPRA (authored by the Women’s Refugee Commission, First Focus Campaign for Children, The Voices and Faces Project and AILA). (7/11/2014) (AILA Doc. No. 14071145.)
- AILA Recommendations on Legal Standards and Protections for Unaccompanied Children (7/8/2014) (AILA Doc. No. 14070847.)