Protection from Enemy Combatants Act

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Introduced

17 November 2008

Last action

17 November 2008 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Protection from Enemy Combatants Act - Defines a "covered alien" as an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prohibits: (1) a U.S. court from ordering the release or parole into the United States of a covered alien; (2) the Secretary of State from issuing any visa to a covered alien that would permit such alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security from admitting or providing any type of immigration status to a covered alien that would permit such alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States. Authorizes the President to waive restrictions by the Secretaries if consistent with U.S. national security.

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17 November 2008
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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17 November 2008
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Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3687
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us · 110-s-3687 · source updated 10 August 2026