Immigration Bills

To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the United States and for other purposes.

To designate Nicaragua under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Nicaragua to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6 would grant amnesty to approximately 3.2 million illegal aliens who entered the country prior to their 18th birthday and meet certain requirements. It would also provide amnesty to approximately 430,000 recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Most TPS recipients were in the country illegally at the time they received the designation.

To grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security.

To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.