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, deported, or excluded from the United States.

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Introduced

7 January 2011

Last action

7 February 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines such action to be against the child's best interests. States that such discretion shall not apply to an alien when the judge determines that the alien: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds; or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.

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7 January 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
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7 January 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
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7 February 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/250
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/250
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