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This bill, known as the "Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025", aims to repeal or modify several provisions in the previous "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that were seen as harmful to unaccompanied children. Specifically, the bill eliminates various fees that would have been required for unaccompanied children seeking asylum, employment authorization, or legal status, including fees for asylum applications, employment documents, special immigrant juvenile status, and immigration court proceedings. The bill also prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from sharing sponsor information with immigration enforcement agencies, preventing potential deportation of family members who come forward to sponsor children. Additionally, the legislation removes provisions allowing potentially intrusive body examinations of unaccompanied children and repeals sections that could lead to summary deportation without proper screening and legal process. The bill's findings emphasize the vulnerability of unaccompanied children, many of whom flee extreme violence and abuse, and argues that the previous law's provisions could expose these children to further risks of trafficking, exploitation, and family separation. Lastly, the bill mandates that all previously collected fees be refunded within 180 days of the act's enactment.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6389/all-info