To provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H730ACD3D8E4740B6836A6C297C584FAB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nicaragua Political Prisoner Support Act.
- Section HE017BCAFB50C4BDBABBDC0F99307BB38: 2. Defined term In this section, the term eligible Nicaraguan national means an alien— who is a citizen or national of Nicaragua; or in the case of an alien...
- Section H5F29ABBE57A343379E1CCEB45929396A: 3. Eligibility requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible Nicaraguan national is eligible for the benefits described in section 4 if—...
- Section HA4F73DECA85145CBBD5C235F1849098A: 4. Benefits An individual described in section 3 is eligible for— resettlement assistance, entitlement programs, and other benefits that are available to...
- Section H798ED20802974C6A8F3E2980A4B1F152: 5. Rules of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed— to preclude an eligible Nicaraguan national from applying for or receiving any immigration...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Salazar (for herself, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Gimenez, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an alien— who is a citizen or national of Nicaragua
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