HR 1435 United States House · 117th Congress

American Right to Family Act

Summary
American Right to Family Act This bill requires the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for an alien parent or spouse who meets certain requirements. To be eligible for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status under this bill, an alien must (1) meet certain residency-related requirements, such as having been physically present in the United States for at least 10 years or having received a deferral of removal under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy; (2) be a parent of either a U.S. national or an individual who first entered the United States under 16 years of age and has been continuously present in the United States since entry; and (3) not be barred from receiving certain immigration benefits on specified grounds, including certain grounds related to criminal conduct or national security. The Department of Homeland Security may waive certain crime-related grounds of inadmissibility for reasons related to the public interest, subject to various limitations. An alien whose removal is canceled under this bill shall be adjusted to temporary resident status for a three-year period, which may be renewed. Furthermore, a cancellation for removal or adjustment of status under this bill shall not count toward certain annual numerical limitations on such actions. The bill also establishes a nonimmigrant W visa available to (1) an alien parent eligible for cancellation for removal and adjustment of status under this bill, and (2) an alien spouse of a U.S. national who meets the residency-related requirements described above and not barred. W visas shall have no annual numerical limitations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Introduced Feb 26, 2021 Last action Apr 28, 2021
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Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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Feb 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb 26, 2021
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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