Immigration Bills

H.R. 6175 would make aliens identified on the terror screening database inadmissible and place non-LPR aliens in expedited removal proceedings if on the terror watch list. The bill allows the removal/inadmissibility to be waived with unanimous concurrence of the Secretary of DHS, Attorney General, FBI Director, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State. The bill would also remove asylum, withholding/cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, adjustment of status, and torture protection from terror watch list aliens and make them ineligible for any relief.

H.R. 5657, the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, would reform and reduce fraud and abuse in the H-1B and L-1 guest-worker visa programs. The Senate companion bill is S. 2266.

H.R. 5619, Sarah's Law, would require the detention of illegal aliens who have been charged with a crime resulting in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. The legislation would also call for DHS to notify the victim or victim's family of relevant immigration/criminal history of the accused.

H.R. 5035 would open state assistance for incarcerating aliens charged with certain crimes (no longer just conviction) as well as aliens for whom immigration status is unable to be verified. The Senate companion bill is S. 2395.

H.R. 5012, the Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act, would call for the readmission of deported aliens who spent 180 days in the military, haven't been discharged at any level under than honorable, and haven't been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or 3 or more non-significant misdemeanors on different dates out of separate conduct. Significant misdemeanors are defined as domestic violence, sexual assault, involving unlawful possession of a firearm, or with a sentence over 90 days.