Practice Advisory: Supporting the Return of Individuals Unjustly Removed
The Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Public Law 117-03, was signed into law on March 15, 2022, funding federal agencies for the fiscal year that ends on September 30, 2022. The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Act’s funding provisions for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) includes a provision that instructs DHS and its component agencies to facilitate the return to the United States of individuals unjustly removed. This Practice Advisory intends to alert practitioners to the existence and utility of this language.