REFUGEES
Addresses
Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Representative Diaz-Balart, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]
Agenda
Victims of Civil War—The Refugees of Colombia and Peru: Congressional Human Rights Caucus, E1548 [20SE]
Amendments
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4211 [18MY], H3576 [23MY]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10461 [19OC]
Articles and editorials
Haitian Parents of U.S. Kids Deserve To Remain Here Together, S9366 [27SE]
INS Treats Children Shamefully, S2528, S2529 [11AP]
No Room for 5,000 Elians, S9366 [27SE]
Bills and resolutions
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see S. 2025), S285 [2FE]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see S. 2407), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H7502 [12SE]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (see S. 3060), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5234), H7932 [20SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain unaccompanied alien children and establish a panel of advisors to assist such children in immigration proceedings (see H.R. 4354), H2410 [2MY]
———appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]
———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]
———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]
———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see S. 2383), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 5240), H7990 [21SE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see S. 3120), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: clarify provisions applicable to arrest, detention, and release of criminal aliens pending removal decisions (see H.R. 5379), H8799 [4OC]
———clarify special rule on continuous residence or physical presence status for certain criminal aliens (see H.R. 5378), H8799 [4OC]
———extend limitation on certain waivers to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5377), H8799 [4OC]
———treatment of aliens who have committed crimes (see H.R. 5293), H8199 [26SE]
Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]
———prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (see S. 2621), S4378 [24MY]
Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H209 [2FE]
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (see H. Res. 577), H7651 [14SE]
Letters
Adjust immigration status of certain Liberian nationals: Ralston H. Deffenbaugh, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S7618 [26JY]
———William H. Gray III, United Negro College Fund (organization), S7618 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens: Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S9127 [25SE]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: Philip Smith, Lao Veterans of America, Inc., H3576 [23MY]
Lists
Supporters of S. 656, adjustment of immigration status of certain Liberian nationals, S7618 [26JY]
Remarks in House
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2359-H2362 [2MY], H3576-H3578 [23MY], E618 [3MY], E640 [4MY]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5147-H5149 [26JN]
———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (H.R. 4172), H5747 [11JY], H8781 [4OC]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), H10459-H10461 [19OC]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (H.R. 3572), E64 [2FE]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), H8006-H8008 [25SE], E1594 [26SE], E1635 [29SE]
Immigrant's Journal (publication): tribute, E2146 [7DE]
Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H12483, H12494, H12496, H12499 [15DE]
———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7765-H7770 [19SE], H8432 [28SE]
———extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program, H9052 [6OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor, H7219 [6SE]
Kosovo: displacement of refugees and detention of ethnic Albanians, E209 [1MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (H.R. 3572), E64 [2FE]
Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and the Council Migration Service, E722 [15MY]
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (H. Res. 577), H9592, H9593 [10OC], E1497 [14SE]
World War II: anniversary of Kindertransport (refugee children's program), E570 [13AP]
Remarks in Senate
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), S4211-S4213 [18MY], S10584 [13OC]
Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, S9125-S9127 [25SE], S9220-S9229 [26SE], S9344, S9348 [27SE], S10652 [18OC]
———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (S. 2407), S2619 [12AP]
Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (H.R. 5157), S11184 [26OC]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), S10842 [19OC]
———extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (S. 3060), S8636 [15SE]
Human rights: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing prosecution or torture (S. 1940), S8752 [19SE], S9647 [3OC]
Immigration: provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (S. 2383), S2527 [11AP]
———restore fairness to immigration law (S. 3120), S9387-S9389 [27SE], S9647 [3OC]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to prosecution of those responsible for violence, return of displaced refugees, and human rights conditions in East Timor (S. 2621), S4381 [24MY], S5524 [21JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, S9217 [26SE], S9348, S9353-S9355 [27SE], S10484 [12OC], S10584 [13OC], S11902 [15DE]
———adjust immigration status of certain nationals (S. 656), S7616-S7618 [26JY]
Reports
Visit to Cuba: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, S9845 [4OC]
Visit to the Soviet Union (1989): Representatives Wolf and Christopher H. Smith, H348-H351 [14FE]
Visit to Tibet: Representative Wolf, H347 [14FE]
Reports filed
East Timor Repatriation and Security Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2621), S9464 [28SE]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 371) (H. Rept. 106-563), H1956 [6AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 371), S4190 [18MY]
Resolutions by organizations
Immigration Amnesty: AFL-CIO, H5148 [26JN]
Summaries
Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 577, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees anniversary, H9592 [10OC]
H.R. 371, Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act, S4211 [18MY], H2359 [2MY]
H.R. 5062, establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H7765 [19SE]
H.R. 5157, Freedmen's Bureau Records Preservation Act, H10460 [19OC]
H.R. 5234, extend Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans, H8006 [25SE]