3.0.0 656 2019-11-15T21:56:00Z 2019-11-15T21:56:00Z Senate S S 2005-03-17 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-17T19:54:11Z 2005-03-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N C001040 Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] LINCOLN CHAFEE R RI D. 2005-04-11 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-12 False Immigration Administrative remedies Africa (Sub-Saharan) Africans Alien labor Aliens Department of Homeland Security Deportation Families Government Operations and Politics Immigrants Labor and Employment Law Liberia Visas Immigration 00 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-05T18:56:05Z Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of Liberian nationals who have been continuously present in the United States from January 1, 2005, through the date of application for adjustment (or the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such aliens) if: (1) application is made before April 1, 2007; and (2) the alien is otherwise eligible for an immigrant visa and admissible as a permanent resident, except that certain specified grounds of inadmissibility do not apply.

Authorizes otherwise qualified aliens who have been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or to depart voluntarily to apply for adjustment under this Act without filing a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate such order. Prohibits the removal of such aliens pending a final determination on the application for adjustment.

Authorizes the Secretary to grant work authorization to aliens who have applied for adjustment of status under this Act.

Provides for administrative review of such adjustment decisions but precludes judicial review.

States that the Secretary of State shall not be required to offset immigrant visa numbers as the result of adjustments of status made pursuant to this Act.

]]> Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2005 Display Title Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residence. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s656is/xml/BILLS-109s656is.xml 2005-03-17 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.