[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 226 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 226

      To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other 
            documentation is not subject to judicial review.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2011

   Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
  Sessions, and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other 
            documentation is not subject to judicial review.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF VISA REVOCATION.

    Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)) is amended by striking ``There shall be no means of judicial 
review'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241 of 
title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus provision, and 
sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, a revocation under this 
subsection may not be reviewed by any court, and no court shall have 
jurisdiction to hear any claim arising from, or any challenge to, such 
a revocation.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall--
            (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
        and
            (2) apply to all visas issued before, on, or after such 
        date.
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