To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires extends wartime naturalization provisions (INA Sec 329) to service members in contingency operations and changes peacetime naturalization active service requirement from 6 months to 1 year under INA Sec 328, exempts from immigrant visa numerical limitations the spouses, children, sons, and daughters of non-citizen Armed Forces members who would otherwise be subject to family-sponsored preference caps, and creates new INA Section 245(o) enabling status adjustment to permanent residence for parents, spouses, children, sons, daughters, and minor siblings of eligible Armed Forces members, with waivers for certain. It relies on exemptions, compliance mandates, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Immigration, Defense, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Non-citizen veterans facing deportation could face reduced risk, Immediate family of active duty military (parents, spouses, children, siblings) could face fewer barriers, and Non-citizen military service members in contingency operations could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Secretary of Homeland Security would take on compliance duties, Secretary of Homeland Security / USCIS would take on compliance duties, and ICE enforcement operations would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires extends wartime naturalization provisions (INA Sec 329) to service members in contingency operations and changes peacetime naturalization active service requirement from 6 months to 1 year under INA Sec 328.
- Exempts from immigrant visa numerical limitations the spouses, children, sons, and daughters of non-citizen Armed Forces members who would otherwise be subject to family-sponsored preference caps.
- Creates new INA Section 245(o) enabling status adjustment to permanent residence for parents, spouses, children, sons, daughters, and minor siblings of eligible Armed Forces members, with waivers for certain...
- Prohibits issuance of notice to appear against honorably-discharged veterans without DHS Secretary approval, requires consideration of naturalization eligibility and hardship factors, and bars expedited removal...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires extends wartime naturalization provisions (INA Sec 329) to service members in contingency operations and changes peacetime naturalization active service requirement from 6 months to 1 year under INA Sec 328, exempts from immigrant visa numerical limitations the spouses, children, sons, and daughters of non-citizen Armed Forces members who would otherwise be subject to family-sponsored preference caps, and creates new INA Section 245(o) enabling status adjustment to permanent residence for parents, spouses, children, sons, daughters, and minor siblings of eligible Armed Forces members, with waivers for certain.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Defense, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires extends wartime naturalization provisions (INA Sec 329) to service members in contingency operations and changes peacetime naturalization active service requirement from 6 months to 1 year under INA Sec 328, exempts from immigrant visa numerical limitations the spouses, children, sons, and daughters of non-citizen Armed Forces members who would otherwise be subject to family-sponsored preference caps, and creates new INA Section 245(o) enabling status adjustment to permanent residence for parents, spouses, children, sons, daughters, and minor siblings of eligible Armed Forces members, with waivers for certain.
Policy Domains
Immigration Protections for Military Personnel and Families
Identified Gains
- Non-citizen veterans facing deportation
- Immediate family of active duty military (parents, spouses, children, siblings)
- Non-citizen military service members in contingency operations
- Family members of non-citizen service members
- Families of fallen service members
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Secretary of Homeland Security / USCIS
- ICE enforcement operations
- Non-citizen service members seeking peacetime naturalization
- USCIS
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Thompson of California introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Families of fallen service members, Families of veterans, Family members of non-citizen service members
ICE enforcement operations, Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Homeland Security / USCIS
Non-citizen military service members in contingency operations, Non-citizen service members, Non-citizen service members seeking peacetime naturalization
Positive-direction: Non-citizen military service members in contingency operations, Non-citizen service members, Non-citizen veterans facing deportation
Negative-direction: Non-citizen service members seeking peacetime naturalization
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President (for naturalization designation under INA 329)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any person who has served honorably in an active duty status in the Armed Forces and, if separated, was separated under honorable conditions.
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