Humane Act: GOP Bill would Speed Removals of Central American Young ILLEGALS (includes copy of Bill)

Two Texas lawmakers announced legislation Monday to speed removal of tens of thousands of Central American children from the US-Mexico border, as Washington grasped for a solution to the mounting crisis.

The bill by Senator John Cornyn, a Republican, and Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, would allow US Border Patrol agents to turn many of the children around quickly at the border. Under current law, the youths stay while awaiting an eventual hearing in the backlogged immigration court system, something that can keep them in the United States for years.

Of more than 57,000 unaccompanied minors who have arrived at the border since October, only 1,254 had been returned home as of the end of June, said a law enforcement official who spoke anonymously to discuss confidential data.

‘‘The border region in Texas has been overwhelmed over the past few months by a deluge of undocumented immigrants from Central America,’’ Cuellar said in a statement. ‘‘Today’s legislation strengthens current law protecting unaccompanied children and responds to the crisis.’’

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The bill comes as the White House is trying to get Congress to sign off on a $3.7 billion emergency spending request to deal with the situation at the border by adding more immigration judges and detention facilities, among other steps.

Republicans have made clear they will not agree to such spending without policy changes along the lines of what Cornyn and Cuellar are seeking, and the White House has indicated support for some such changes.

But immigrant advocacy groups and key Senate Democrats are opposed, making it unclear whether a deal can be struck in the three weeks that remain before Congress leaves Washington for its annual August recess.

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