HR 2497 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 2497CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration law, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

July 12, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. JONES, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration law, 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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the ‘Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act’; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the ‘HALT Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN LAWS.

(a) Waiver of Inadmissibility of Aliens Unlawfully Present- Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(v)) is suspended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Parole- Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is suspended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, except to the extent that the discretionary authority conferred under such section is exercised for the purpose of paroling an alien into the United States--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) for any other significant law enforcement or national security purpose; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life of the alien is imminently threatened.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status for Certain Nonpermanent Residents- Section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is suspended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Designation for Temporary Protected Status- No foreign state may be designated or re-designated under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to affect any extension of a designation under paragraph (3)(C) of such section, if the designation was made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Definition of Unauthorized Alien- Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is deemed amended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, by striking ‘, or by the Attorney General’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Deferred Action; Extended Voluntary Departure- The Secretary of Homeland Security may not grant deferred action or extended voluntary departure to any alien during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, except to the extent that such grant authority is exercised for the purpose of maintaining the alien in United States--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) for any other significant law enforcement or national security purpose; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life of the alien is imminently threatened.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Regulations-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The following provisions of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, are suspended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) Section 274a.12(a)(11).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) Section 274a.12(c)(11).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) Section 274a.12(c)(14).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) Section 274a.12(c)(16).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) Section 274a.12(c)(18).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) REFERENCES- Any reference in paragraph (1) to a section of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be construed to be a reference to that section and any successor section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Treatment of Certain Benefits- In the case of any immigration benefit granted during the period beginning on July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act under any authority suspended under subsection (b), (e), (f), or (g), the benefit is revoked as of the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink