H.R. 1435 · 117th Congress
American Right to Family Act
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This bill requires the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for an alien parent or spouse who meets certain requirements.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2021
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: American Right to Family Act
Latest action (Apr 28, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 26, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.