This bill, the "Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025," would change parts of Public Law 119-21 (the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"). It would: remove many fees charged under that law for people who are, or were determined to be, unaccompanied alien children; repeal a statutory provision identified as section 100051(8) of Public Law 119-21; repeal two provisions that authorized certain body examinations carried out by the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Refugee Resettlement; add a limit that health and human services may not share sponsor information for immigration enforcement; and require the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to refund fees paid that are covered by these repeals or amendments within 180 days of enactment.
The bill requires refunds of fees paid under provisions that are repealed or amended, to be paid within 180 days after enactment. No publicly available information on the total cost or savings resulting from these changes is included in the bill text or metadata provided.
According to the bill's findings and text, supporters say the changes restore protections for unaccompanied children, reduce barriers to humanitarian relief by removing fee requirements for these children, prevent sponsors' information from being used for immigration enforcement, stop certain intrusive body examinations, and require refunds of fees imposed under the prior law.
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