Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2003

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D ConyersSponsor

27 cosponsors · 26 D, 1 R

22 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to due process in immigration proceedings, including due process in expedited removal proceedings, judicial review in immigration proceedings, and detention proceedings and detention alternatives.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 2003

Directs the Attorney General to make periodic reports with respect to persons detained after September 11, 2001.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Visa Appeals.

Revises provisions with respect to: (1) removal proceedings; (2) five-year bars to admission and other grounds for exclusion; (3) family reunification-related visas and grounds of admissibility; (4) voluntary departure; (5) public charge determinations and affidavits of support; (6) asylum and refugee proceedings; (7) asset forfeiture; (8) parole authority; and (9) State personnel performing immigration functions.

Directs the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to establish an Office of Border Patrol Recruitment and Retention.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Act of 2003

Latest action (Mar 6, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 7, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.