IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H54 [7JA]

Fuller, Ashley Ross: relief (see S. 200), S1245 [21JA]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 87), H54 [7JA]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 152), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 440), H241 [29JA]

———extend the time period for the filing of applications for temporary labor certification (see H.R. 201), H59 [7JA]

———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 82), H54 [7JA]

———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 539), H318 [5FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 604), H321 [5FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 605), H321 [5FE]

———restore certain avenues for relief from removal that existed for aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 836), H703 [13FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 200), H59 [7JA]

Veterans: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal (see H.R. 184), H58 [7JA]

Remarks in House

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (H.R. 152), E23 [8JA]

———national policy, H126 [8JA], H1390-H1393 [26FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 47), E32 [8JA]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H126 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Border Patrol: policies and training relative to high-speed pursuits, S200 [10JA]

Immigration: Entry Exit System funding, S1350-S1352 [22JA]

Terrorism: prohibit deportation of alien spouses and children of certain victims of the terrorist attacks, S1407 [23JA]

Reports filed

Federal Law Enforcement at the Borders and Ports of Entry—Challenges and Solutions: Committee on Government Reform (House) (Rept. 107-794), H51 [7JA]