[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 478 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 478

      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

                             March 6, 2013

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, 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, no court has jurisdiction to 
review a revocation under this subsection or to hear any claim arising 
from 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;
            (2) apply to all visas issued before, on, or after such 
        date; and
            (3) apply to any claim pending on, or filed after, the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
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