H.R. 31: Sponsors (2015)
2015: Sponsored H.R. 31, the Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015, introduced by Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.)
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S.Con.Res. 11: Sessions SBC Amdt. (2015)
2015: Senate Budget Committee vote on Sen. Jeff Sessions' Amdt. to S.Con.Res. 11
H.R. 240: Second Senate Cloture Vote [McConnell] (2015)
2015: Senate Vote on SECOND Motion to bring H.R. 240 (DHS Appropriations bill) to de-fund Executive Amnesty to Senate floor
S. 2145: Sponsors (2015)
2016: Sponsored S. 2145, the Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2016, introduced by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
S. 2160: Sponsors (2015)
2015: Sponsored S. 2160, the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, introduced by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
S. 2161: Sponsors (2015)
S. 2161, the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2015, introduced by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
USCIS Extends Work Permits for Asylum Seekers to Two Years
Due to the increasing immigration court backlog U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in a press release that they will extend “the validity period for initial or renewal Employment Authorization Documents for asylum applicants from one year to two years”.
Federal Judge Strikes Down ICE Immigration Detainers in Six States
A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois voided thousands of ICE detainers requesting that deportable aliens and others be held in custody for 48 hours after their normal release to accommodate Agent pickup. The ruling increases the likelihood that aliens in at least six states will be released to the streets and disappear before they can be captured and placed in federal detention facilities.
S. 2091: Sponsors (2015)
2015: Sponsored S. 2091, the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015, introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
H.R. 1401: Sponsors (2015)
2015: Sponsored H.R. 1401, the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2015, introduced by Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.)
