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H.R. 5035 (109th)

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.

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Introduced

28 March 2006

Last action

28 March 2006 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Barbara Lee, Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], JOSEPH CROWLEY, LUIS GUTIERREZ

Subjects

Immigration

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2 January 2025

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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. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 28 March 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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