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US SR356

Resolution

Status

Introduced

7/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tim Kaine

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Senate requests the Secretary of State submit a statement on Mexico's human rights practices within 30 days of the resolution's adoption, prepared with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser

  • Statement must include credible information on alleged human rights violations by Mexico's government, including arbitrary detention, torture, due process violations, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and human trafficking—with particular focus on non-Mexican citizens removed to Mexico by the U.S.

  • Requires description of U.S. government steps to promote human rights in Mexico, discourage violations, and assess how Mexico would treat individuals removed there before deportation occurs

  • Requests Secretary of State assessment of whether U.S. security assistance to Mexico could support activities involving rendition, trafficking, or detention of non-citizens removed to Mexico, plus evaluation of detention center conditions and torture allegations

  • Seeks information on any U.S.-Mexico agreements or financial transactions related to removals, assurances obtained regarding treatment of removed individuals, actions to comply with U.S. court orders, and summary of all 2025 meetings between U.S. and Mexican government officials

Legislative Description

A resolution requesting information on the United Mexican States' human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5006)

7/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations7/31/2025

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