Notario Victim Relief Act
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-10 (00)
Notario Victim Relief Act
This bill eliminates the time limit for an alien to file a motion to reopen removal proceedings where the alien's motion seeks relief based on allegations of certain misdeeds by a representative or a person claiming to be a representative, specifically (1) fraud; (2) negligence; (3) misrepresentation; or (4) extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, such representative.
Currently, motions to reopen must be filed within 90 days of the entry of a final order of removal, with certain exceptions.
Cosponsors (18)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- David Trone (D-MD)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Immigration status and procedures
- Lawyers and legal services
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