Stop GAPS Act of 2025
- senate
- house
- president
Last progress June 9, 2025 (6 months ago)
Introduced on June 9, 2025 by Ashley Brooke Moody
Sponsors (2)
House Votes
Senate Votes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill changes how the federal government handles unaccompanied children who come to the United States. It tells the Office of Refugee Resettlement to keep track of each child after release while the child is in the U.S. and has an ongoing immigration case, and to work with states to find placements for these children. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security to remove one paragraph from a federal regulation about sponsors for unaccompanied minors, which could change how sponsors are handled, though the bill does not explain the details of that paragraph.
Key points:
- ORR must track each released unaccompanied child during their immigration case.
- ORR must work with states to help place these children.
- DHS must delete a specific paragraph from a regulation about sponsors for unaccompanied minors.
| Who is affected | What changes | When |
|---|---|---|
| Unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings | ORR tracks them after release and coordinates placements with states | The bill sets these duties; timing would depend on enactment and implementation |
| Potential sponsors | DHS must remove a paragraph from a sponsor-related rule, which may alter sponsor rules | After DHS changes the regulation as directed |