S 819 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Fairness for Immigrant Families Act

This bill would make the immigration system more fair by expanding eligibility for legal status and protecting vulnerable individuals. It would eliminate 3-year and 10-year bars for certain immigration violations, reduce the residency requirement for cancellation of removal from 10 to 7 years, and prohibit removal of individuals with pending applications for immigration benefits. The bill also requires review before removing parents of U.S. citizen children, mandates reports on enforcement actions against parents of U.S. citizens and DACA recipients, and creates new protections for victims of crime and civil rights violations. It would directly affect undocumented immigrants, their families, and those seeking to navigate the immigration system.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 15, 2023 Last action Mar 15, 2023
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Mar 15, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 15, 2023
Senate · Introduced
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Catherine Cortez Masto
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