Central American Security Act

Summary

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 Secretary of Homeland Security 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 government agencies. Provides for the limited reopening of certain orders of deportation, exclusion, or removal by certain Cuban or Nicaraguan nationals.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 July 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 July 2005

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