H.R. 299 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Transparency of Migration Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Latest action (2025-01-09): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 299 does, in plain terms
Transparency of Migration Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make publicly available online certain information about individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are (1) apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and sent to a federal detention center or released into the United States, or (2) processed through an HHS facility. This information must be updated weekly and must include daily numbers, the country of origin of such individuals, and other details.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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