3.0.0 250 2023-01-11T13:21:00Z 2023-01-11T13:21:00Z House H HR 2011-01-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SERRANO:H.R. 250.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which gives Congress thepower ``To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,'' andArticle I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress thepower ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.''[Page H137]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-07T20:16:45Z Referred to 2011-01-07T14:06:35Z 2011-02-07 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 N R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-07-13 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2011-09-14 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Crimes against women Family relationships Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Judicial procedure and administration Immigration 00 2011-01-07 Introduced in House 2011-01-14T20:47:00Z Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines such action to be against the child's best interests.

States that such discretion shall not apply to an alien when the judge determines that the alien: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds; or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.

]]> To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. Display Title To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. Official Title as Introduced To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2011-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr250ih/xml/BILLS-112hr250ih.xml 2011-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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.