[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 307. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. _. REVOCATION OF IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR ALIENS
CONVICTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
(a) In General.--If an alien is convicted of human
trafficking or any conspiracy related to human trafficking,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(1) revoke any immigration benefit granted to such alien,
including deferred action or other relief from removal
provided pursuant to policies implemented under, or
substantially similar to policies implemented under, an
Executive action set out under subsection (b); and
(2) place such alien in expedited proceedings for removal
from the United States after the alien completes any term of
imprisonment for such a conviction.
(b) Executive Actions.--The Executive actions set out under
this subsection are the following:
(1) The memorandum from the Director of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil
Immigration Enforcement: Priorities for the Apprehension,
Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated March 2, 2011.
(2) The memorandum from the Director of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Exercising
Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil
Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the
Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated June
17, 2011.
(3) The memorandum from the Principal Legal Advisor of
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled
``Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and Certain Pending Cases''
dated November 17, 2011.
(4) The memorandum from the Director of United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil
Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in
the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice
Systems'' dated December 21, 2012.
(5) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Southern Border and Approaches Campaign'' dated
November 20, 2014.
(6) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and
Removal of Undocumented Immigrants'' dated November 20, 2014.
(7) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Secure Communities'' dated November 20, 2014.
(8) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect
to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and
with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of
U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents'' dated November 20,
2014.
(9) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program''
dated November 20, 2014.
(10) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled Businesses
and Workers'' dated November 20, 2014.
(11) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and
Enlistees'' dated November 20, 2014.
(12) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding Advance
Parole'' dated November 20, 2014.
(13) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security
entitled ``Policies to Promote and Increase Access to U.S.
Citizenship'' dated November 20, 2014.
(14) The memorandum from the President entitled
``Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System
for the 21st Century'' dated November 21, 2014.
(15) The memorandum from the President entitled ``Creating
Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and
Refugees'' dated November 21, 2014.
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