U.S. Congress - H.R.1221 Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act
H.R.1221 - Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act
To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act as introduced.
- Official: To provide for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children. as introduced.
- Short: EARN Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
2/28/2007--Introduced.Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act or the EARN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthOfficial Summary
2/28/2007--Introduced.Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act or the EARN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who:
(1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act;
(2) is a person of good moral character;
(3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
(4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or general education diploma in the United States; and
(5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including:
(1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and
(2) removal of conditional status to permanent status. Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. Sets forth provisions respecting:
(1) exclusive jurisdiction;
(2) penalties for false application statements;
(3) confidentiality;
(4) fee prohibitions for expedited application processing; and
(5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.
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