To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.

2/16/2007--Introduced.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that such action is against the child's best interests. States that such discretion shall not apply with respect to an alien whom the judge determines:
(1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds; or
(2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.


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Sponsor

• Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
• and 33 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 1 more
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

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• Mar 19, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• Introduced on Feb 16, 2007.
• Feb 16, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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July 26, 2007 Immigrants fight for family values

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July 17, 2007 US: Mandatory Deportation Laws Harm American Families

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June 25, 2007 Anatomy of an Incident: New Bedford Immigration Raid on Workers Rights

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December 05, 2008 Rebeldia: Victor Toro (Ingles y Español)

El proyecto de ley HR 1176, introducido por el congresista Jose Serrano [D-NY] es un aporte y un avance hay que apoyarle. 4. En EE.UU.,, mas de cien iniciativas “cupulares” existen. Eso significa que pocos participan, las bases no son ...

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