Keeping Families Together Act of 2007

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore certain provisions relating to the definition of aggravated felony and other provisions as they were before the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

10/31/2007--Introduced.
Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of "aggravated felony," and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act. Repeals, as if included in the Act:
(1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and
(2) the definition of "conviction." Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted. Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders. Requires the Secretary to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
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  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.4022

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October 31, 2007

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• Dec 03, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Oct 31, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Oct 31, 2007.

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• Visas
• Violence
• Transportation
• Taxation
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• Tax evasion
• Sports
• Smuggling
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Residence requirements
• Recidivists
• Rape
• Protection of officials
• Prostitution
• Perjury
• Passports
• Organized crime
• Official secrets
• Obstruction of justice
• Money laundering
• Married people
• Law
• Larceny
• Judicial review
• Intelligence officers
• Intelligence activities
• Injunctions
• Habeas corpus
• Government information
• Gambling
• Fraud
• Forgery
• Families
• Executive departments
• Ex-offenders
• Drug traffic
• Drug abuse
• Detention of persons
• Deportation
• Department of Homeland Security
• Criminal justice
• Criminal aliens
• Counterfeiting
• Children
• Child sexual abuse
• Burglary
• Bribery
• Automobile theft
• Aliens
• Administrative remedies
• Immigration

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