S 1297 · in committee · significant
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
- immigration
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The government must provide free legal representation to non-U.S. nationals in immigration removal proceedings and appeals.
- Unaccompanied children are guaranteed government-paid counsel at every stage unless they hire their own lawyer.
- DHS must share immigration files within seven days and allow detained immigrants access to lawyers, with HHS reporting annually.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would providing free legal representation to all unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings affect the budget and staffing needs of immigration courts?
- 02
What specific outcomes does the bill's requirement for seven-day document sharing aim to improve in removal cases?
- 03
Which groups would be most affected by guaranteeing government-paid counsel at every stage of immigration appeals?
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Sponsor · D-HI
Mazie K. Hirono
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
28/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-03
Joining the bill
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · original
Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE · original
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO · original
Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
Andy Kim
D-NJ · original
+ 16 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-03 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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