3.0.0 1638 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z Senate S 2021-05-13 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-13T20:35:00Z 2021-05-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Contracts and agency Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Domestic violence and child abuse Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Labor-management relations Lawyers and legal services Marketing and advertising Refugees, asylum, displaced persons State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication User charges and fees Immigration 00 2021-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-08T21:18:27Z Fairness for Immigrant Families Act

This bill modifies provisions barring certain aliens from admission and addresses other immigration-related issues.

The bill repeals various admissions bars against aliens who were unlawfully present in the United States for certain amounts of time.

The bill also modifies a provision that generally makes inadmissible aliens who had been ordered removed and who attempt to reenter the United States without being admitted. Specifically, the bill exempts from that provision minors, asylum seekers, aliens who received a stay of removal under a family unity program, victims of severe trafficking, and certain aliens who entered the United States as children.

An alien who entered the United States without inspection may apply for lawful permanent residence during the five-year period starting from this bill's enactment if the alien is the beneficiary of a family-based petition or labor certification.

The bill also prohibits removing an alien with certain pending immigration-related applications, such as an application for a family-based immigrant visa, if the application is not obviously deficient.

Before removing a parent or legal guardian of an individual who is less than 21 years old and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must review and approve the removal.

Furthermore, the bill makes it a crime to fraudulently provide immigration services. The Department of Justice must make grants to support enforcement of such laws and to assist victims.

The bill establishes the National Office of New Americans to support the integration of immigrants and refugees.

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