A bill to prohibit the admission of an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the President determines that such admission is consistent with the national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
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To prohibit the admission of an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba unless the President determines that such admission is consistent with the national security of the United States, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To prohibit the admission of an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba unless the President determines that such admission is consistent with the national security of the United States, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF ALIENS DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) Covered Alien Defined- In this section, the term ‘covered alien’ means an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Prohibition on Admission by a Court- Subject to subsection (d), a court of the United States may not order the release or parole into the United States of a covered alien.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) VISA- Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of State may not issue any visa to a covered alien that would permit the covered alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(2) IMMIGRATION STATUS- Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit or provide any type of immigration status to a covered alien that would permit the covered alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(d) Waiver- The President, in the sole discretion of the President, may waive a restriction described in subsection (b) or (c), in whole or in part, if the President determines that the waiver of such restriction is consistent with the national security of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of S.108 as Introduced in Senate Protection from Enemy Combatants Act
