To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed from the United States.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize an immigration judge to not order the removal of a deportable alien parent of a U.S. citizen if the judge determines that such removal is against the best interests of the child, except that such discretionary authority shall not apply to an alien deportable on grounds of: (1) security; or (2) sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 February 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 January 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 2007

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Sponsors

• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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