Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals Including Minorities Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/31/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-31Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-05-07Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-07 (00)
Deferred Removal for Iraqi Nationals Including Minorities Act of 2019
This bill defers the removal of qualified Iraqi nationals from the United States for two years from the date of the bill's enactment. To qualify, an Iraqi national shall (1) have been ordered removed to Iraq before the date of the bill's enactment, and (2) have resided in the United States on or before January 1, 2014. Aliens under removal deferral under this bill (1) shall be authorized for employment, and (2) may not be detained for immigration status-related reasons or for a motion by the alien to reopen removal proceedings.
An alien shall not receive removal deferral under this bill where (1) the Department of Homeland Security determines that the alien is directly responsible for specific and significant harm to U.S. security, (2) the alien voluntarily returns to Iraq, or (3) the alien is subject to extradition.
Cosponsors (20)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
- Al Green (D-TX)
Subjects
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Immigration status and procedures
- Iraq
- Judicial review and appeals
- Middle East
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