A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the deportation of nonimmigrant alien students who knowingly participated in a violent political demonstration or otherwise participated in activities inconsistent with the terms of their admittance to the United States.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the categories of deportable aliens foreign students who knowingly participated in a political demonstration resulting in, or intending to result in, injury or damage to another's person or property. Permits the Attorney General to suspend deportation of such foreign students.

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Timeline

1. 8 November 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 November 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 November 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 November 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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