IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

Amendments

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8383 [4DE]

Articles and editorials

At Long Last, Immigration Action, H8377 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure humane treatment of detainees, provide alternatives to detention, inspect detention facilities regularly, and penalize noncompliant facilities (see H.R. 4620), H4015 [8MY]

——— make U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services EB–5 regional center program permanent (see H.R. 4659), H4064 [13MY]

——— provide for eligibility of certain foreign territories and regions for participation in the visa waiver program (see S. 2218), S2239 [8AP]

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on the number of aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. who appear and fail to appear before immigration judges for certain proceedings (see H.R. 5105), H6215 [14JY] (see H.R. 5118), H6296 [15JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 5520), H7675 [17SE]

Immigration: eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (see H.R. 5228), H6976 [28JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (see S. 3015), S6788 [12DE] (see H.R. 5759), H8169 [20NO]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (see H. Res. 770), H8365 [3DE]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 5761), H8169 [20NO]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (see S. 2463), S3604 [11JN]

——— extend period of time for which a conditional permit to land temporarily may be granted to an alien crewman (see H.R. 5080), H6135 [11JY]

——— provide for requirements for employers of H–2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 4238), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide for the eligibility of certain additional programs for the NSF competitive grant program for K-12 math, science, engineering, and technology education (see H.R. 4483), H3196 [10AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates (see H.R. 4467), H3196 [10AP]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (see S. 2048), S1174 [26FE]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (see S. 2779), S5374 [8SE] (see H.R. 5450), H7454 [11SE] (see H.R. 5669), H7887 [18SE]

——— designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (see H.R. 5408), H7295 [8SE]

Factsheets

INS Regional Processing Facilities Family Fairness Applications Draft Processing Plan (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Letters

Executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief: several former INS/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services general counsels, H8381 [4DE]

——— several law professors, H8378–H8381, H8641–H8643 [4DE]

Expatriate Terrorists Act: David Cole, Constitution Project (organization), S5727 [18SE]

——— Laura W. Murphy and Arjun Sethi, ACLU, S5728 [18SE]

Memorandums

Family Fairness Policy Decision Relative to Voluntary Departure and Employment of Spouses and Children of Legalized Aliens: Thomas Andreotta, INS (1990), H8636 [4DE]

Motions

Immigration: establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8649 [4DE]

Remarks in House

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H4471–H4473 [19MY], H4485 [20MY], H8155–H8158 [20NO]

——— eliminate time limit on motions to reopen removal proceedings if motion claims fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization (H.R. 5228), H7057 [30JY]

——— enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H6312 [16JY], H6650 [22JY], H6668 [23JY], H6752 [24JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), H8263 [2DE], H8367, H8368, H8632–H8651, H8662 [4DE], H8938 [10DE], E1739 [4DE], E1781 [10DE], E1833 [12DE]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), consideration (H. Res. 770), H8369–H8385 [4DE], E1771 [10DE]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), motion to recommit, H8649, H8650 [4DE]

——— expand definition of an unauthorized alien to include aliens who have not been admitted to and are not lawfully present in the U.S. (H.R. 5761), H8644 [4DE]

Terrorism: designate membership or association with foreign terrorist organizations as renunciation of U.S. citizenship and authorize revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with such organizations (H.R. 5408), H7353 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S6363 [8DE]

——— cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, S861 [11FE], S3704 [17JN], S5489–S5491 [10SE], S6116–S6118 [19NO]

——— enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, S4306, S4308, S4309 [9JY]

——— establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief (H.R. 5759), S6396 [8DE], S6400 [9DE]

——— extend detention of certain aliens ordered removed (S. 2463), S3595, S3599, S3605 [11JN]

Israel: prohibit waiving of requirements for participation in the visa waiver program, S4993 [28JY]

New Zealand: include in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the U.S. as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if U.S. nationals are treated similarly by New Zealand (S. 2048), S1176 [26FE]

Terrorism: designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 2779), S5376–S5378, S5380 [8SE], S5383 [9SE]

——— designate fighting for a hostile foreign government or terrorist organization as an affirmative renunciation of U.S. citizenship (S. 2779), unanimous-consent request, S5726–S5728 [18SE]

Reports filed

Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1773) (H. Rept. 113–674), H10318 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 770) (H. Rept. 113–646), H8365 [3DE]

Supplying Knowledge-Based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM (SKILLS) Visas Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2131) (H. Rept. 113–676), H10324 [16DE]

Testimonies

Immigration Reform and Control Act: Gene McNary, INS Commissioner (1990), H8635 [4DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 770, consideration of H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, H8369 [4DE]

H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, H8632 [4DE]