S. 2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Sept. 18, 2025
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sept. 18, 2025)
America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
This bill offers "age-out protections" for so-called "documented dreamers" who have been here for at least 8 years, allowing them to stay classified as "children" under immigration law, even if their parents' green card application takes years and they become legal adults. These protections apply to nearly all nonimmigrant employment-based visas, including those without dual intent or a direct path to citizenship. Additionally, the bill grants permanent residence to certain college graduate alien dependents, provided they were in the U.S. for at least 10 years as a dependent child.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. Angus King (I-ME) (Sept. 18, 2025)
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) (Sept. 18, 2025)