Fairness for Immigrant Families Act

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00 2023-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2023-10-19T22:36:02Z Fairness for Immigrant Families Act This bill modifies provisions barring certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) 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 (1) individuals less than 21 years old, (2) asylum seekers, (3) individuals who received a stay of removal under a family unity program, (4) victims of severe trafficking, and (5) certain individuals 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 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 help enforce such laws and assist victims. The bill establishes the National Office of New Americans to help integrate immigrants and refugees.

Fairness for Immigrant Families Act Display Title 45 Fairness for Immigrant Families Act 2024-07-24T15:23:21Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Fairness for Immigrant Families Act 2024-05-24T13:41:40Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to protect immigrant families, combat fraud, promote citizenship, and build community trust, and for other purposes. 2023-03-30T02:58:53Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s819is/xml/BILLS-118s819is.xml 2023-03-15 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.