The world's political record
Records whose title is actually about this topic. Use a country filter if the list is still too broad.
97 records in US in 2002
United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2002
See summary of: H.Con.Res. 179
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend authority for, and increase the number of, two-year foreign residency waivers a State may request with respect to J visa medical graduate aliens.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 2002
Declares Rodney Allan Green and Wendy Sharon Green to each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 May 2002
Securing A Fast Entry at the Border (SAFE Border) Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Attorney Generally to fully and permanently implement any pilot program authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act which provides for dedicated commuter lanes or PortPass programs at land points of entry into the United States for pre-screened, low-risk, frequent travelers. Directs the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) Pilot Program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to issue permits for non-commercial vehicle border crossers that shall be valid for not less than two years. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should: (1) increase staffing under the SENTRI Pilot Program for actual inspections and necessary administrative tasks; and (2) allocate greater resources to the program to facilitate and expedite the processing of applications for SENTRI.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2002
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft. Prescribes a sentence of: (1) two years imprisonment for knowingly transferring, possessing, or using, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person during and in relation to specified felony violations (including felonies relating to theft from employee benefit plans and to various fraud and immigration offenses), in addition to the punishment provided for such felony; and (2) five years imprisonment for knowingly taking such action during and in relation to specified felony violations pertaining to terrorist acts, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony. Bars probation for any person convicted of such violations. Provides for consecutive sentences, subject to specified limitations. Expands the existing identify theft prohibition to: (1) cover possession of a means of identification of another with intent to commit specified unlawful activity; (2) increase penalties for violations; and (3) include acts of domestic terrorism within the scope of a prohibition against facilitating an act of international terrorism.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2002
2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 2002 for: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (3) the Department of Commerce and related agencies; (4) the Judiciary; (5) the Department of State and related agency; (6) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (7) the Department of Defense for military personnel, operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation; (8) the District of Columbia; (9) the Department of Defense (civil); (10) the Department of Energy (atomic energy defense activities); (11) bilateral economic assistance, including the U.S. Agency for International Development and military assistance; (12) multilateral economic assistance, including international financial institutions; (13) the Department of the Interior; (14) the Smithsonian Institution; (15) the Department of Labor; (16) the Department of Health and Human Services; (17) the Department of Education; (18) the Legislative Branch; (19) the Department of Transportation, including the Coast Guard; (20) the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service and payments to the Postal Service Fund; (21) the Executive Office of the President; (22) the General Services Administration; (23) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (24) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (25) the Environmental Protection Agency; (26) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (27) the National Science Foundation. Rescinds specified funds appropriated in previous Acts. Requires the transfer of specified funds for specified purposes. Limits the availability of certain supplemental appropriations to the extent they are designated as emergency requirements as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 22 May 2002
Declares Olivera Goronja to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 2002
Extends through FY 2003 authority to process in-country certain unmarried sons and daughters of qualified Vietnamese nationals for U.S. admission as refugees of special humanitarian concern. Requires such an alien to be at least 21 years old, and to have been unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure Program or through the United States Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City (Consulate). Defines "qualified national" as a Vietnamese national who: (1) was interned in a reeducation camp by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or is the widow or widower of such a person; (2) qualified and is or was accepted under the Orderly Departure Program or through the Consulate for U.S. admission as a refugee or immediate relative status immigrant; and (3) is presently maintaining a U.S. residence, or is awaiting departure formalities from Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2002
Uniting Families Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the petition filing deadline for certain alien spouses and children and employees seeking to adjust to permanent resident status without leaving the United States. Stipulates that such exclusion shall not apply to an alien who is: (1) inadmissible or deportable on security-related grounds; or (2) deportable on marriage fraud grounds.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 2002
Declares Laura Maldonado Caetani to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2002
Declares Rosemary Bichage eligible for an immigrant visa or adjustment to permanent resident status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2002
Classifies Sammie Martine Orr as a child for immediate relative status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2002
National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 - Establishes the Department of National Homeland Security to: (1) develop policies and plans for homeland security; (2) develop a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response to counter terrorist threats; (3) plan, coordinate, and integrate Government border security, critical infrastructure protection, and emergency preparedness activities and act as the focal point regarding crises and emergency planning and response; (4) annually develop a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness; and (5) implement a coordinating center with representatives from other Federal agencies with security responsibilities. Transfers to the Department the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Customs Service, specified law enforcement components of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office of the Department of Commerce, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a specified portion of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. Establishes: (1) within the Department Directorates of Border and Transportation Protection, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency Preparedness and Response and an Office of Science and Technology (OST); (2) an Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Homeland Security Technologies; (3) in OST a Homeland Security Science and Technology Senior Steering Group and Coordination Committee; (4) within the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Combating Terrorism; (5) a National Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response Council; and (6) a National Combating Terrorism Strategy Panel. Requires development of an annual consolidated proposed National Terrorism Prevention and Response Program Budget.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2002
Immigration Reform, Accountability, and Security Enhancement Act of 2002 - Abolishes the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Department of Justice (Department) the Immigration Affairs Agency, which shall be headed by a Director of Immigration Affairs. States that the Agency shall perform the following functions: (1) policy, administration, and inspection; (2) service and adjudication; and (3) enforcement. Establishes within the Agency: (1) a General Counsel; (2) a Chief Financial Officer; (3) a Chief of Policy and Strategy; (4) a Chief of Congressional, Intergovernmental, and Public Affairs; (5) the Bureau of Immigration Services and Adjudications; and (6) the Bureau of Enforcement and Border Affairs. Sets forth Agency and Bureau offices and authorities. Establishes within the Department the Office of the Ombudsman. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish within the Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics the Office of Immigration Statistics. Provides for the transfer and allocation of functions, personnel, an other resources from INS and the Department to the Agency. Establishes in the Treasury the Immigration Affairs Agency Transition Account. Amends Federal law to set forth personnel flexibilities respecting the Agency, including voluntary separation incentives. Unaccompanied Child Protection Act of 2002 - Establishes within the Department the Office of Children's Services which shall: (1) not be an INS office; and (2) be responsible for coordinating and implementing law and policy, including foster care, for unaccompanied alien children. Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Unaccompanied Alien Children. Sets forth: (1) procedures for unaccompanied children found within the United States, or along the border or at ports of entry; and (2) a family reunification preference order. Prohibits, with an exception for violent children, detention in adult or delinquent children facilities. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Government should take efforts to ensure that alien children are not repatriated to unsafe settings. Directs the Office to provide that each unaccompanied child have counsel and guardian ad litem. Directs the Attorney General to establish a related pilot program. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a special immigrant juvenile visa (J Visa). Expresses congressional commendation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service' s issuance of its "Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims." Provides related training for immigration officers. Amends the Act to exempt unaccompanied alien children from certain removal and asylum filing provisions. Provides for: (1) establishment of an Internet-based system for accessing immigration-related benefit filings; (2) conduct an on-line filing and improved processing feasibility study; and (3) establish a Technology Advisory Committee. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the utilization of alternatives to asylee detention.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2002
Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain Haitian nationals (and spouses and children).
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2002
Declares Sharif Kesbeh, Asmaa Sharif Kesbeh, Batool Kesbeh, Noor Sharif Kesbeh, Alaa Kesbeh, Sondos Kesbeh, Hadeel Kesbeh, and Mohanned Kesbeh to each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2002
National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 - Establishes the Department of National Homeland Security to: (1) develop policies and plans for homeland security; (2) develop a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response to counter terrorist threats; (3) plan, coordinate, and integrate Government border security, critical infrastructure protection, and emergency preparedness activities and act as the focal point regarding crises and emergency planning and response; (4) annually update a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness; and (5) implement a coordinating center with representatives from other Federal agencies with security responsibilities. Transfers to the Department the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Customs Service, specified portions of the Immigration and Naturalization Service responsible for law enforcement and border management, the Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and a specified portion of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. Establishes: (1) within the Department Directorates of Prevention, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency Preparedness and Response and an Office of Science and Technology; (2) an Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Homeland Security Technologies; (3) within the Executive Office of the President the National Office for Combating Terrorism; (4) a National Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Council; and (5) a National Homeland Security Panel. Requires development of an annual consolidated proposed National Terrorism Prevention and Response Program Budget.
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 2002
Prohibits Zdanko Lisak from being removed from, or denied admission to, the United States by reason of any act of his which is grounds for such removal or denial that is reflected in the records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service or the Visa Office. Directs the Attorney General to rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation or any finding of deportability that has been entered against Zdanko Lisak by reason of any such act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2002
Declares Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Directs the Attorney General to rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation entered against him.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonpayment of child support (in excess of $2,500 in arrearage) a grounds for excluding an alien from United States entry. Authorizes under specified circumstances: (1) immigration officers to serve process in child support cases on an arriving alien; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share immigration-related child support enforcement information with the Secretary of State or the Attorney General.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting naturalization through service in the Armed Forces to: (1) reduce the required service from three years to two years; and (2) prohibit the imposition of a naturalization fee. Provides, and sets forth the conditions, for naturalization through enlistment in the Armed Forces and service with an eligibility for access to classified information. Provides for overseas naturalization proceedings for members of the Armed Forces.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2002
Sets forth the rule (modified closed) for the consideration of H.R. 3231 (Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) reform, and replacement of INS with the Agency for Immigration Affairs).
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2002
Amends the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 to extend, through FY 2006, the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program which provides for admission into the United States each fiscal year of up to 4,000 young disadvantaged aliens from designated counties in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland suffering from sectarian violence and high unemployment for the purpose of developing job skills and conflict resolution in a diverse and peaceful environment so that they can return to their homes better able to contribute toward economic regeneration and the Irish peace process.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2002
Declares Richi James Lesley to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2002
Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of certain Caribbean country nationals (and spouses and children) who have maintained continuous physical presence in the United States since at least September 30, 1996. Establishes in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Visa Fairness Commission, which shall gather data on economic and racial profiling by embassy Consular Affairs offices and by Customs and immigration inspectors at U.S. ports of entry. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate specified classification petition or labor certification requirements for certain aliens present in the United States who entered without inspection, accepted unauthorized employment, or are in unlawful status who wish to adjust to permanent resident status.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 2002
Immigration and Naturalization Service Reorganization Act of 2002 - Abolishes the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Department of Justice the Bureau for Immigration Enforcement which shall perform border patrol, inspection, removal, and other enforcement functions. States that the head of such Bureau shall be the Director for Immigration Enforcement. Establishes in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for Immigration Affairs, an Assistant Secretary of State for Refugee Admissions and Asylum Affairs, and an Assistant Secretary of State for Citizenship and Passport Services. States that such Secretaries shall be under the supervision of an Under Secretary of State for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Admissions. States that the Secretary of Labor shall be responsible for enforcement of immigration laws relating to: (1) verification of employment authorization; and (2) enforcement of terms and conditions of employment. Provides for the transfer and allocation of related appropriations and personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Refugee Protection Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to refugee provisions to limit summary inspection procedures to emergency migration situations in which numbers of arriving aliens substantially exceed inspection capacities. Grants the Attorney General sole authority to make such determination, which shall last 90 days unless extended after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. Revises provisions respecting inspection of aliens seeking U.S. admission, including requiring: (1) an alien to be informed of certain rights prior to removal or withdrawal of his or her admission application, and (2) review of a removal order by an immigration judge, with the right of the alien to personally appear and be represented (at his or her expense). Exempts from expedited removal procedures certain Western Hemisphere nationals or unaccompanied children. Revises the procedure used to determine whether an applicant for asylum has a credible fear of persecution. Eliminates certain: (1) limitations on judicial review of exclusion orders or asylum claims; (2) time limits on asylum applications; (3) numerical limitations on asylee adjustments; and (4) numerical limitations on population control-related refugee admissions. Makes certain mandatory asylee detention provisions discretionary. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) develop alternatives to detention of asylum seekers, including supervised shelters and noninstitutional settings for minors; (2) enter into contracts with nongovernmental agencies for alternative detention programs; and (3) establish a National Legal Orientation Support and Training Center. Requires asylum seekers not eligible for parole or alternative detention to be detained only in Immigration and Naturalization Service or approved facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) require the Immigration and Naturalization Service, upon a Federal agency airport security screener-related inquiry, to verify whether an alien has an immigration status that would render such alien eligible to serve in the United States Armed Forces; and (2) state that such an alien's immigration status would not would make him or her ineligible for an airport security screener's position. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization through active-duty service during: (1) Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia (such period to begin as of December 1995); (2) Operation Allied Force in Kosovo (such operation to begin as of March 1999); or (3) Operation Enduring Freedom in Southwest Asia (such period to begin as of September 2001).
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Central American Security Act - Amends the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to: (1) extend permanent resident status adjustment provisions to qualifying Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran nationals; and (2) revise the application filing deadline. Permits certain pending applications filed by Salvadoran or Guatemalan nationals to be converted to an application for status adjustment under the Act. Amends the Act to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility; and (2) provide for issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children. States that applicants for relief: (1) shall not be granted a waiver from any security or criminal background investigation required by the Act; and (2) shall submit fingerprints to the appropriate Federal agencies. Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Cuban, or Nicaraguan nationals.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Terrorist Admission Prevention Act of 2002 - Establishes a temporary moratorium, with limited waiver authority by the Attorney General, on the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas (excluding diplomatic visas) to an alien who is a citizen (including multiple citizenship) or national of, or who was born in, one of the following countries: (1) Afghanistan; (2) Algeria; (3) Egypt; (4) Lebanon; (5) Saudi Arabia; (6) Somalia; (7) United Arab Emirates; (8) Yemen; or (9) any country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. Excludes any such alien from: (1) amnesty entry; or (2) visa waiver program entry. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) expand, and make retroactive, terrorist activity-based grounds for deportation; (2) eliminate waiver authority respecting implementation of machine readable passports; and (3) require additional information from registered aliens (and increases the monetary penalty for failure to provide notice of address change). Requires: (1) Federal border officials to inquire as to the country of birth of each person entering the United States; (2) that nonimmigrant entry visas indicate the alien's country of birth; and (3) periodic General Accounting Office reports respecting border security, alien tracking, Federal agency cooperation and reforms, and related matters.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for any identification-related purpose any State-issued driver's license or other comparable identification document unless the State requires such licenses or documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expire upon the later of: (1) the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visa; or (2) in an instance where the visa's validity period has been modified, not more than five years after license or document issuance. Directs the Attorney General to make grants to assist States in issuing appropriate licenses and identification documents.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Considers Germalyn Selga Salto and Carl Gino Selga Salto to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2002
Authorizes and directs the Attorney General to impose disciplinary action, including firing, pursuant to Federal Bureau of Investigation policies and procedures, for any Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) employee who violates Department of Justice policies and procedures relative to the granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives Congress or departmental leadership. Amends Federal law to exclude INS employees from certain procedures which a Federal agency must follow in an adverse employee action.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 2002
Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) to permit an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on September 11, 2001, whose citizen spouse (from whom he or she was not legally separated) died as a result of a terrorist activity on September 11, 2001, to apply for naturalization under the conditions that would have applied if such death had not occurred.
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 2002
Department of National Border Security Act of 2002 - Establishes the Department of National Border Security. Provides that the Department shall be composed of: (1) the United States Customs Service and the Coast Guard (transferred); (2) the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (to enforce U.S. immigration laws, including the inspection, investigation, detention, and removal of aliens, but not including any immigration adjudication functions); (3) the Bureau of Border-Related Drug Enforcement (to enforce laws on controlled substances at the U.S. borders with Canada and with Mexico); and (4) the Bureau of Agricultural Quarantine Inspections. Requires the Secretary of National Border Security to: (1) plan and implement Government activities relating to U.S. border security; (2) work with State and local governments and Federal agencies in protecting border security and support State officials through regional offices; (3) provide overall planning guidance to Federal agencies; (4) establish command and control procedures for the full range of potential border security contingencies; (5) submit biennial reports assessing Federal agency resources and requirements relating to border security issues; and (6) effectively share information with U.S. and international intelligence agencies. Sets forth administrative provisions regarding the functions transferred under this act and associated personnel, appropriations, and assets.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 2002
Expresses the sense of Congress that amnesty should not be granted to individuals who are in the United States or its territories illegally.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 2002
Declares Rudy Valente Jauregui to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 2002
Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) require the Immigration and Naturalization Service, upon a Federal agency airport security screener-related inquiry, to verify whether an alien has an immigration status that would render such alien eligible to serve in the United States Armed Forces; and (2) state that such an alien's immigration status would not make him or her ineligible for an airport security screener's position. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization through active-duty service during Operation Enduring Freedom (such period to begin as of September 19, 2001).
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 2002
Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to due process in immigration proceedings, including due process in expedited removal proceedings, judicial review in immigration proceedings, and detention proceedings and detention alternatives. Directs the Attorney General to make periodic reports with respect to persons detained after September 11, 2001. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Visa Appeals. Revises provisions with respect to: (1) removal proceedings; (2) five-year bars to admission and other grounds for exclusion; (3) family reunification-related visas and grounds of admissibility; (4) voluntary departure; (5) public charge determinations and affidavits of support; (6) asylum and refugee proceedings; (7) asset forfeiture; (8) parole authority; and (9) State personnel performing immigration functions. Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish an Office of Border Patrol Recruitment and Retention.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 2002
Military Families Unification Act of 2002 - Exempts certain spouses and children of qualifying active duty Philippine enlistees in the United States Navy from prohibitions under the Immigration and Nationality Act on: (1) admission based on unlawful presence; or (2) relief based upon failure to voluntarily depart. Provides such aliens with work authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2002
Equal Rights of Citizenship for Children of Deceased Parents Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the submission of an application for naturalization on behalf of a child by the child's citizen grandparent or citizen legal guardian if the parent who otherwise would be authorized to submit such application is deceased.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2002
Battered Immigrant Family Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make qualifying battered alien spouses and children eligible for specified public benefits. Redefines "qualified alien" for such purposes. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify procedures and provide special rules for battered aliens with respect to: (1) public charge inadmissibility (2) immigrant petitions, including self-petitioning petitions; (3) implementation of immigration provisions in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); (4) fiancee conditional residency requirement; (5) removal and inadmissibility; (6) adjustment of status; and (7) access to VAWA for visa waivers. Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 to provide that requirements and restrictions placed upon Legal Services Corporation funding shall not be construed to prohibit a recipient from providing related legal assistance to certain aliens who have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Violence Against Women Grants Office in the Department of Justice to report on services for underserved populations. Amends the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to include alienage status within the scope of underserved populations.
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2002
Declares Richi James Lesley to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2002
Illegal Immigrant Emergency Care Reimbursement Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to provide direct Federal payment for hospital emergency medical care and emergency ambulance services for illegal aliens.
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2002
Classifies So Hyun Jun as a child for immediate relative status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2002
Law Enforcement Officers Retirement Equity Act of 2002 - Amends Federal civil service law to include as Federal law enforcement officers eligible under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System revenue officers in the Internal Revenue Service, customs inspectors and canine enforcement officers in the U.S. Customs Service, and inspectors in the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien seeking nonimmigrant U.S. entry for a brief stay occasioned by the serious illness or death of an immediate family member (as defined by this Act) shall be presumed to be entitled to nonimmigrant status unless the consular or immigration officer makes a fact- based determination that the alien: (1) is inadmissible; or (2) does not intend to leave the United States. (Current law presumes an alien to be an immigrant unless he or she establishes entitlement to nonimmigrant status.) Provides for an expedited consular appeal (based upon an alien having a U.S. sponsor) under specified circumstances. Directs the Attorney General to establish tracking procedures respecting the admission and departure of such aliens.