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<dc:title>113 S478 IS: To clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2013-03-06</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 478</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20130306">March 6, 2013</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S153">Mr. Grassley</sponsor> (for
			 himself, <cosponsor name-id="S290">Mr. Chambliss</cosponsor>, and
			 <cosponsor name-id="S260">Mr. Roberts</cosponsor>) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSJU00">Committee on the
			 Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc>
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		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title display="yes">To clarify that the revocation of an
		  alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial
		  review.</official-title>
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		<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC001F9F7C8784C55834ED2C2A19EB4ED" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial review of visa
			 revocation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221(i) of
			 the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1201">8 U.S.C. 1201(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
			 <quote>There shall be no means of judicial review</quote> and all that follows
			 and inserting the following: <quote>Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 including <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2241">section 2241</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus
			 provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court has jurisdiction
			 to review a revocation under this subsection or to hear any claim arising from
			 such a revocation.</quote>.</text>
		</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE52022F3E7D4C44A0D56FA7FEC83F81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendment made by
			 section 1 shall—</text>
			<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68F69A569A9545939A20CFADEB21498C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take effect on the date of the enactment of
			 this Act;</text>
			</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE05718A422545238324539313982717"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to all visas issued before, on, or
			 after such date; and</text>
			</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCDA35C412C4406687171917C992BE98"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply to any claim pending on, or filed
			 after, the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
			</paragraph></section></legis-body>
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