S.1550 - Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act

A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified rights. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to ensure that individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified rights. as introduced.
  • Short: Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act as introduced.
  • Short: Strong STANDARDS Act as introduced.

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07/20/10
Rethinking Immigration Detention (...

73 Strong STANDARDS Act, S. 1550, 111th Cong. (2009); Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act, H.R. 1215, 111th Cong. (2009). 74 Immigrati...

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06/02/10
Ideas, Observations, & Mental Mach...

The companion bill in the Senate is S. 1550, introduced by Senator Robert Menendez [D] NJ. A related bill is H.R. 4321, the CIR ASAP or t...

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03/31/10
QuickKutz Warehouse Sale – Get cut...

7 S. 1550 W. Lindon, UT 84042. Directions to QuicKutz: I-15 Southbound: Take exit #273 toward Lindon Turn right at 1600 N. Take the 1st r...

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03/30/10
Immigration: It's Our Community: C...

Therefore, Congress should pass detention reform bills - S. 1549, S. 1550, and H.R. 1215 - which would ensure adequate protections for U....

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11/10/09
Detention Reform: Jailed and Forgo...

... including the Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act (HR 1215) and Robert Menendez's two bills in the Senate, the Protect Citizens an...

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08/31/09
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352, 2005, PMID 15829535, S. 1550–1556; ↑ Ambros-Rudolph u. a.: Malignant melanoma in marathon runners. In: Archives of Dermatology. ...

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08/31/09
Liberation of the Children at T. D...

Also on July 30, Senators Menendez and Gillibrand introduced S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction i...

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08/19/09
Deaths in Detention and Immigratio...

Senator Menendez of New Jersey has also introduced two bills, the Protect Citizens from Unlawful Detention Act (S. 1549) and the Strong S...

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08/06/09
National Immigration Forum - Polic...

Also on July 30, Senators Menendez and Gillibrand introduced S. 1550, the Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction i...

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08/02/09
National Council of La Raza: NCLR ...

... introduced the “Safe Treatment, Avoiding Needless Deaths, and Abuse Reduction in the Detention System Act (S. 1550).” These important...

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