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Germany · German Bundestag · 18 December 2002
Sprachliche Integration von Zuwanderer- und Aussiedlerkindern, Finanzierung, Richtlinien
Germany · German Bundestag · 20 November 2002
<strong>Bezug:</strong> Wiedervorlage des bereits in der 14. WP auf BR Drs. 359/01 (BT Drs. 14/7465) eingebrachten Gesetzentwurfs, der seinerzeit nicht zu Ende beraten wurde (s. GESTA 14. WP 2b-B083)<br /> <br /> <strong>Inhalt:</strong> Änderung § 45 Asylverfahrensgesetz: Anpassung des Schlüssels für die Aufnahme von Asylbegehrenden durch die einzelnen Bundesländer an die demographische Entwicklung, Neufestsetzung der Aufnahmequoten alle zwei Jahre durch das Bundesministerium des Innern, Anwendung der Berechnung der Bund-Länder-Kommission für Bildungsplanung und Forschungsförderung ("Königsteiner Schlüssel"), Festsetzung der Aufnahmequote erstmals zum 1.1.2004.<br /> <br /> <strong>Änderungen durch BR-Beschluss:</strong> Festsetzung der Aufnahmequote erstmals zum 1.1.2005; Änderung der §§ 41a und 42, Einfügung § 56b Ausländergesetz: Regelung zur Verteilung unerlaubt eingereister Ausländer, die keinen Asylantrag stellen. Das Finanzvolumen bleibt insgesamt durch die Neuregelung unberührt.<br /> <br /> <strong>Nebenschlagwörter:</strong> Asyl/Anpassung der Aufnahmequoten für Asylbewerber in den Bundesländern * Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland/Anpassung der Aufnahmequoten für Asylbewerber in den Bundesländern * Ausländergesetz/Änderung §§ 41a und 42, Einfügung § 56b AuslG betr. Verteilung unerlaubt eingereister Ausländer * Illegaler Einwanderer/ Verteilung unerlaubt eingereister Ausländer auf die Bundesländer
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the U.S. admission of aliens supporting international child abductors and relatives of such abductors until the child is surrendered to the legal custodian and such child and custodian are permitted to return to the United States or the custodian's residence. (Currently such prohibition applies to relatives of abductors.) Expands the scope of "relatives" to include cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and grandparents. Includes the spouse of the abducted child within such prohibition. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) identify inadmissible aliens supporting child abductors and relatives of abductors; and (2) provide notice, upon request, to custodial parents and guardians if such an alien has been authorized to enter the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Haitian Immigrant Equitable Adjustment Act of 2002 - Amends the Cuban Adjustment Act to apply its provisions to citizens and nationals of Haiti.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Immigration Bond Fairness Act of 2002 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the prohibition on judicial review of the Attorney General's discretionary authority governing apprehension and detention of aliens; and (2) provide an alien in a removal or summary removal proceeding with the right to a bond hearing before an immigration judge, except where the alien is a threat to security, danger to society, or likely to abscond.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Cuban Victims of Torture Act - Directs the Attorney General to (posthumously) revoke the naturalization of Eriberto Mederos based upon his illegal procurement of U.S. citizenship through concealment of his role in torturing political prisoners in Cuba.
United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the U.S. admission of aliens supporting international child abductors and relatives of such abductors until the child is surrendered to the legal custodian and such child and custodian are permitted to return to the United States or the custodian's residence. (Currently such prohibition applies to relatives of abductors.) Expands the scope of "relatives" to include cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and grandparents. Includes the spouse of the abducted child within such prohibition. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) identify inadmissible aliens supporting child abductors and relatives of abductors; and (2) provide notice, upon request, to custodial parents and guardians if such an alien has been authorized to enter the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2002
Makes Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan each eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 24 October 2002
Calls for: (1) the Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate U.S. agencies to expedite and coordinate determinations with respect to the application for a non-immigrant visa of an artist or entertainer from a country that is a state sponsor of international terrorism who is seeking to enter the United States to attend a public awards ceremony to recognize excellence in the arts where the alien has been nominated or selected to receive an award; and (2) U.S. national security interests to continue to be of paramount importance in any such expedited determination.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2002
13 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the economic position that emigrants are needed to assist the development of the economy; and his views on whether Operation Hyphen was a failure. [15569/02]
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2002
Considers North Korean nationals not to be nationals of South Korea for purposes of refugee or asylee status.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2002
Considers North Korean nationals not to be nationals of South Korea for purposes of refugee or asylee status.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2002
Declares two named individuals (Natasha Oligovna Russo and Anya Oligovna) each 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, upon payment of the required visa fees. Denies preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives of the named individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2002
Declares a named individual (Mounir Adel Hajjar) 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. Denies any preferential immigration treatment for specified relatives of the individual.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2002
Declares four named individuals (Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikov, Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin) 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. Denies preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives of the named individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002
Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act of 2002 - Amens the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide permanent resident status for certain: (1) long-term resident workers; and (2) children in middle or secondary school.
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the visa processing procedures for nonimmigrant artists ("O' and "P" visas). Directs the Attorney General to implement expedited petition adjudication procedures for such aliens under specified circumstances.
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 2002
Texas Band of Kickapoo Act Amendments - Amends the Texas Band of Kickapoo Act to require the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (Tribes) to each update the membership roll of its members. Requires the Tribes to compile a list of their tribal members who permanently reside, but were not born in, the United States and are not otherwise citizens or nationals of the United States. Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to declare that a person who is of Kickapoo descent, a member of either of the Tribes, was born outside of, but permanently resides in the United States, and is not otherwise a citizen or national of the United States, may apply to the Attorney General for a United States certificate of citizenship. Authorizes the Attorney General to issue a certificate of citizenship to such individuals. Amends the Texas Band of Kickapoo Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma to relinquish its claim to beneficial title to the Kickapoo Reservation in Maverick County, Texas. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the Tribe, to accept such land as replacement land and take that land into trust for the benefit of the Kickapoo Tribe if there are no adverse legal claims on the land. Extends the eligibility of individuals for Federal Indian programs and services from the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians to both Kickapoo Tribes.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 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 · 8 October 2002
Iraqi Scientists Liberation Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Iraq must give the United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors complete site access; (2) inspections should include unmonitored and protected interviews with appropriate persons; and (3) key scientists, engineers, and technicians in Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs should be encouraged to leave and provide information to governments and international institutions that are committed to such programs' dismantling. Provides that whenever the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly determine that the admission into the United States of an eligible alien is in the public interest, the alien and any immediate family members shall be eligible for U.S. permanent residence admission. Describes such alien as one who: (1) is a scientist, engineer, or technician who has worked at any time since December 16, 1998, in an Iraqi program to produce weapons of mass destruction or the means to deliver them; (2) is in possession of critical information concerning any such program; (3) is willing to provide, or has provided, such information to inspectors of the United Nations, inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or any U.S. department, agency, or other entity; and (4) will be or has been placed in danger as a result of providing such information. Limits: (1) entrants to 500 aliens, with no limit on immediate family members; and (2) program authority to 36 months. Amends the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 to revise the definition of "weapon of mass destruction." .
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002
Declares Daniel King Cairo to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2002
Declares Jaya Gulab Tolani and Hitesh Gulab Tolani each 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 · 3 October 2002
Alien Entrepreneur Adjustment Act - Removes the conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs and their spouses and children.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2002
Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 to extend H-1B visa status (speciality occupation) in one-year increments for an alien who has waited 365 days or longer since the filing of: (1) an application for labor certification; or (2) a petition for immigrant status.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 2002
Declares Jesus Raul Apodaca-Madrid, Adan Apodaca-Bejarano, Maria de Jesus Madrid-Tarango, Francisco Javier Apodaca-Madrid, Alma Delia Apodaca-Madrid, Maria Isabel Apodaca-Madrid, Laura Apodaca-Madrid, and Luis Bernardo Chavez-Apodaca each 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 · 26 September 2002
Declares Jesus Raul Apodaca-Madrid and specified members of his family to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2002
Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 one dollar silver coins, the design of which shall be emblematic of the immigration of Koreans into the United States and the significant contributions of Korean Americans to the United States. States that no such coins shall be minted after December 31, 2003.
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2002
Geologic Research Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, working through the United States Geological Survey, to establish and carry out the High Plains Aquifer Comprehensive Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Program. Requires the Program to: (1) undertake mapping of the hydrogeological configuration of the Aquifer; (2) perform analyses of the current and past rates at which groundwater is being withdrawn and recharged, the net rate of decrease or increase in Aquifer storage, the factors controlling the rate of migration of water, and the current and past rate of loss of saturated thickness within the Aquifer; and (3) develop necessary regional databases and groundwater flow models. Requires the Program to include a Federal component and a State component and lists priorities of each, including (respectively): (1) coordinating Federal, State, and local data, maps and models into an integrated physical characterization of the Aquifer; and (2) hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring activities in areas of the Aquifer that will assist in addressing issues relating to groundwater depletion and resource assessment of the Aquifer. Provides for the establishment of a Federal Review Panel to evaluate the funding proposals submitted by entities of the High Plains Aquifer States. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, to prepare a plan for the Program to address overall priorities for the Program and a management structure and Program operations.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2002
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the loss of nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen who voluntarily: (1) joins or acts at the behest of a foreign terrorist organization in terrorist activities against the United States; or (2) engages in terrorist activity.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 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 · 17 September 2002
Visa Issuance Act of 2002 - Requires visa denial information to be entered into the electronic data system as provided for in the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002. Prohibits an alien denied a visa from being issued a subsequent visa unless the reviewing consular officer makes specified findings concerning waiver of ineligibility. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a security-related study on the use of foreign national personnel in visa processing. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should develop and maintain intelligence analysts from the employees of the Directorate of Intelligence.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2002
Allows applications for alien labor certifications for temporary nonagricultural occupations to be filed with appropriate employment agencies up to 180 days before workers are needed.
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 September 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 11 September 2002
Rechtmäßigkeit der Verbotsverfügung gegen den Ausländerverein
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2002
Declares Irina Kotlova-Green and her son, Nikita Kotlov, to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2002
Declares Irina Kotlova-Green and her son, Nikita Kotlov, to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2002
Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act of 2002 - Deems aliens who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be honorary U.S. citizens if they held lawful immigration status. Entitles the spouses and children of such victims to status as permanent resident aliens, without regard to their current status, if they apply for permanent resident status within two years after enactment of this Act. Prohibits awarding honorary citizenship to any alien or granting permanent resident status to any family member of any alien who is inadmissible or deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, including any perpetrator of such attacks.
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2002
Drivers' License Integrity Act - States that: (1) a valid nonimmigrant visa is required for an alien to obtain a driver's license or State identification card in the United States; and (2) such license or card shall be valid only during the validity period of the alien's nonimmigrant visa. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) enter into discussions with appropriate State and local officials to ensure compliance; and (2) provide grants to assist States in issuing licenses and cards consistent with such requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 2002
Declares Jaya Gulab Tolani and Hitesh Gulab Tolani to be considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 September 2002
Ganzseitige Anzeigen in überregionalen Zeitungen und Verbreitung von Faltblättern, Kosten, fremdenfeindliche Formulierungen
European Union · European Parliament · 2 September 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 21 August 2002
Aufenthalt von Ausländern mit unterschiedlichem Aufenthaltsstatus seit 1990
Germany · German Bundestag · 21 August 2002
Bearbeitung von Anträgen verschiedener Gruppen von Bürgerkriegsflüchtlingen aus dem ehemaligen Jugoslawien auf Erteilung einer Aufenthaltsbefugnis
Germany · German Bundestag · 21 August 2002
Zuwanderungsdiskussion und Neuordnung der Zuwandererpolitik, Integrationspolitik, neues Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht, ausländerrechtliche Neuregelungen, Aufenthaltsrecht der Unionsbürger, Flüchtlinge, soziale Sicherheit von Ausländern, politische Partizipation, Bildung und Qualifizierung, Religion, Rassismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Antidiskriminierung, Sozialdaten, Familien, Frauen, Kriminalität, Beschäftigung und wirtschaftliche Lage, Gesundheit, Wohnen u. a. m.
Germany · German Bundestag · 16 August 2002
Praktische Auswirkungen der türkischen Beschlüsse in Hinsicht auf Folter und Misshandlung von Gefangenen sowie die Sonderbestimmungen für die kurdischen Gebiete, Erfüllung der Kopenhagener Kriterien der EU, türkische Auslieferungsbegehren, Verhandlungen über Abschiebungen
Germany · German Bundestag · 12 August 2002
Nachfrage zur Kleinen Anfrage (Antwort Drs 14/4484), rechtliche Auslegung der Altfallregelung 1999, Anzahl der Ausländer mit einer Duldung
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2002
Amends the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT) to extend to two years (currently, one year) after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack the period that certain aliens who were disabled as a direct result of the attack or who are survivors of aliens disabled or killed in the attack may lawfully remain in the United States in nonimmigrant status.
United States · United States Congress · 1 August 2002
Columbian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of extending temporary protected status to Columbian nationals in the United States. Designates Columbia under the Immigration and Nationality Act as a country undergoing an ongoing armed conflict in order to make qualifying Columbians living in the United States eligible aliens for temporary protected status.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2002
Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act - Deems aliens who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States to be honorary U.S. citizens if they held lawful immigration status. Entitles the spouses and children of such victims to naturalization as U.S. citizens, without regard to their current status. Prohibits awarding honorary citizenship to any alien or naturalizing any family member of any alien who is inadmissible or deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, including any perpetrator of such attacks.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2002
Commuter Students From Border Nations Act of 2002 - Treats part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for U.S. entry purposes.