Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act 2017-05-26 Introduced in House Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to:

  • identify aliens, when they apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on active duty or as a member of a reserve component in an active status; and
  • annotate all DHS immigration and naturalization records relating to an identified alien to reflect such identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens.
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