Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 2018-04-13 Introduced in House Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to admit an otherwise inadmissible alien for lawful permanent residence if such person

  • is the spouse, parent, or guardian of a U.S. citizen;
  • has been a person of good moral character;
  • has been removed from the United States or is subject to removal;
  • is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds;
  • has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion;
  • has not been convicted of federal or state crimes with a term of imprisonment of more than one year; and
  • in the case of an alien subject to removal, has been continuously present in the United States for four years.
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