3.0.0 2055 2022-02-03T05:27:39Z 2022-02-03T05:27:39Z House H HR 2005-05-03 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-06T20:47:53Z Referred to 2005-05-03T16:31:05Z 2005-06-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2005-05-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 N Immigration Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Child sexual abuse Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal justice information Delegation of powers Department of Homeland Security Deportation Detention of persons Evidence (Law) Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Judicial review Law Murder Organized crime Probation Rape Residence requirements Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sunset legislation Violence Visas Women Immigration 00 2005-05-03 Introduced in House 2005-05-26T15:27:49Z Family Reunification Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence for not less than five years who is inadmissible to, or deportable from, the United States, if such alien: (1) has resided continuously in the United States for seven years and has not been convicted of any aggravated felony; (2) has resided continuously in the United States for seven or ten years and has been convicted of a nonviolent aggravated felony (with the period of continuous residence calculated by reference to the date of commission of an aggravated felony or incarceration for such a felony) for which the term of imprisonment was four years or less; (3) has resided continuously in the United States for seven or ten years (using the above calculation) and has been convicted of an aggravated felony classified as a crime of violence for which the term of imprisonment was two years or less; (4) has resided continuously in the United States for seven years after being admitted before age ten; or (5) has resided continuously in the United States for seven years after being admitted before the age of 16 and prior to the commission of any aggravated felony. Excludes from such cancellation of removal those aliens who have previously been convicted of murder, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.

Sets forth special residency requirements for aliens who committed aggravated felonies before or after enactment of this Act.

Terminates the period of continuous residence or physical presence for cancellation of removal purposes when an alien receives a notice to appear for removal proceedings (currently, the period ends upon the earlier of receipt of such notice or upon commission of the removable offense).

Permits a lawful permanent resident who has committed a criminal offense constituting a ground of inadmissibility to reenter the United States without seeking admission if the offense was committed within the United States and the alien was absent from the United States for not more than 30 days thereafter.

Authorizes the Secretary to release criminal aliens in specified circumstances.

States that a criminal conviction remains a conviction for immigration purposes even if vacated, unless vacated on the merits or on grounds relating to the violation of a statutory or constitutional right in the underlying proceedings.

Permits an alien made eligible for cancellation of removal as a result of this Act to file an unreviewable motion to reopen to apply for cancellation.]]>

Family Reunification Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Family Reunification Act of 2005 Display Title Family Reunification Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain long-term permanent resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2055ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2055ih.xml 2005-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.