S. 2161, the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2015, would allow Liberian nationals to adjust to permanent resident status if they: (1) have been continuously present in the United States between January 1, 2013, through the date of status adjustment application; or (2) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such an alien.
H.R. 3698, the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. It's estimated that approximately 40,000 would receive amnesty under this legislation.
H.R. 3605, the Protect Family Values at the Border Act, would require Border Patrol to consider the safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations and provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel. These requirements would prevent the timely removal of certain illegal border crossers allowing them to safely resettle in the United States.
H.R. 3436 would provide discretionary authority to immigration judges in the case of an illegal alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests.
Recognizing the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which permits young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children to remain temporarily in the United States and make meaningful contributions to our country.
H.R. 2095, the American Families United Act, would grant amnesty to an estimated 5 million illegal aliens by allowing the illegal-alien parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for a waiver from the 3-year and 10-year bars. The bill also authorizes judges to decline to order an alien removed, deported, or excluded and terminate related proceedings or grant permission to reapply for admission or for relief from removal where it would result in a separation hardship for the family.
H.R. 1989, the Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training (ENLIST) Act, would provide amnesty in the form of conditional legal permanent residence to aliens who enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces. Eligible aliens must have been unlawfully present in the U.S. prior to 2012, continuously present in the U.S. since that date, younger than 15 upon initial entry, and otherwise eligible for enlistment. That conditional status is rescinded if the alien separates from the Armed Forces prior to completing the term of enlistment for anything other than honorable conditions.
H.R.1715,, the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act, which is one of the strongest legislative responses to Pres. Obama's unconstitutional executive amensties. The bill would block funding from Pres. Obama's 2012 DACA amnesty and his 2014 DAPA amnesty. It would also prevent any current or future illegal alien from receiving a worker permit.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.
H.R. 1507, the IN STATE Act of 2015, would grant amnesty to illegal aliens who enlist in the military. The bill would also allow illegal aliens who meet the "Dreamer" requirements to receive in-state tuition rates.