3.0.0 644 2019-11-15T21:56:02Z 2019-11-15T21:56:02Z Senate S S 2005-03-16 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-16T23:44:45Z 2005-03-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-03-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2854) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-03-16 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-03-16 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-03-16 True Immigration Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Child safety Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Data banks Department of Homeland Security Families Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Human rights Identification devices Immigrants International Affairs Judicial review Law Orphans Refugees Science, Technology, Communications Sex discrimination Visas Women Immigration 00 2005-03-16 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-05T18:54:23Z Widows and Orphans Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a new special immigrant visa category N for certain alien minors and females referred by a U.S. Government agency who have a credible fear of harm due to age or sex and who lack adequate protection.

States that special immigrant status for such individuals shall be adjudicated within 45 days and that, if granted, the alien shall be paroled into the United States and allowed to apply for adjustment of status within one year of arrival.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to specified congressional committees on progress toward implementing the N visa provisions of this Act.

Bars an alien's admission into the United States until a search of each database maintained by a Federal agency or department has been conducted to determine whether the alien is ineligible for admission on criminal, security, or related grounds. Requires aliens to be fingerprinted and to submit such fingerprints and other required biometric data to the Secretary within 30 days of entry. Requires completion of database searches within 180 days of entry.

Authorizes administrative review of a determination that an alien is ineligible for admission on criminal, security, or related grounds based on a database search. Precludes judicial review of such determinations.

]]> Widows and Orphans Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Widows and Orphans Act of 2005 Display Title Widows and Orphans Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish new special immigrant categories, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s644is/xml/BILLS-109s644is.xml 2005-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.