Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 46
- Latest action
- Dec 4, 2025
What it does
The Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025 would amend the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to eliminate or exempt unaccompanied alien children from various fees related to asylum, employment authorization, special immigrant juvenile status, and immigration court proceedings. It would repeal provisions allowing for body examinations by DHS and ORR, prohibit sharing sponsor information with immigration enforcement agencies, and require refunds of fees previously paid by affected children. The bill aims to restore due process protections and reduce vulnerabilities to trafficking, exploitation, and family separation for unaccompanied children seeking humanitarian relief in the…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.