NEW HOUSE CONGRESS WILL LIKELY TO ACT ON AMERICAN PROMISE ACT OF 2017 AFTER JAN 3, 2019 THIS BILL HAS ALREADY CO-SPONSORS of 124 DEMOCRAT TO PASS THE BILL THEY NEED 218 NEW DEMOCRAT HOUSE 234 GOOD LUCK!!! American Promise Act of 2017: Bill Summary What would the American Promise Act do? The American Promise Act would allow nationals of El Salvador, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen to apply for LPR status if they:Apply within three years of enactment of the bill; Meet LPR admissibility requirements; Have TPS or DED on or before 10/1/2017; and Have been physically in the U.S. for at least three years since the effective date of the bill. Certain provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act dealing with the inadmissibility of the application would be made inapplicable. The bill makes available waivers of other grounds for inadmissibility where humanitarian, family unit, and public interest concerns are involved. Extreme hardship exceptions may be available for those who cannot meet the physical presence requirement. A person with a prior deportation or voluntary departure order may still apply, but if the LPR status application is denied then the previous order becomes enforceable again. Employment authorization must be issued when applications for LPR status is filed. Spouses, parent and unmarried children of the applicant for LPR status can also apply but must file their application within 3 years of enactment of this bill and are eligible for LPR status if they meet requirements similar to the applicant. Approval of LPR status for TPS holders will not reduce the number LPR slots provided for in the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Those who are from counties that are no longer designated as TPS or DED are not eligible to apply for LPR status unless such designation expires on or after 1/1/2017. The bill also creates certain reporting requirements when a country’s TPS designation is terminated. How many TPS and DED holders would be eligible to apply for LPR status under the American Promise Act? As of August 2017, TPS re-registrations and DED beneficiaries numbered approximately 325,000. This represents the highest possible number of individuals who could be eligible under the American Promise Act. TPS Holders Are Valuable Contributors to the United States: TPS holders participate in our economy. TPS holders from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti contribute a combined $4.5 billion in pre-tax wages or salary income annually to U.S. gross domestic product and $6.9 billion to Social Security and Medicare over a decade. TPS holders have high rates of labor force participation. 88.5 percent of TPS holders from El Salvador and Honduras are working. Male TPS holders work in the following sectors or occupations: construction and painting (23 percent), driving/deliveries (13.7 percent), cleaning buildings or houses (7.3 percent), gardening (5.4 percent), cooking (3.9 percent), or store clerk (2.5) percent. Female TPS holders work in these sectors or occupations: cleaning buildings or houses (27.9 percent), childcare (6.6 percent), cooking (5.2 percent), clothing manufacturing (4 percent) or store clerk (3.8 percent). TPS holders have established lives throughout the U.S. 30 percent of households with a Haitian, Honduran, or Salvadoran TPS holder have mortgage. The six states with the largest populations of TPS holders from these three countries are California (55,000), Texas (45,000), Florida (45,000), New York (26,000), Virginia (24,000), and Maryland (23,000). TPS holders come from a diverse set of places. In addition to the nearly 300,000 TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras, current TPS holders also come from Nepal (8,950), Nicaragua (2,550), Somalia (250), South Sudan (70), Sudan (1,040), Syria (5,800), and Yemen (1,000). Related TopicsRead more about ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017: Bill Summary Last edited: 25-Nov-18 11:13 PM Last edited: 26-Nov-18 12:45 AM
sexy in sari · Nov 25, 2018 11:08 PM · 16,194 views
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4253 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2017 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Bass, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Gomez, Mr.Vargas, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Castro of Texas, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “American Promise Act of 2017”. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NON-IMMIGRANT NATIONALS GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS OR DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE. Title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the following (and amending the table of contents accordingly): “SEC. 244A. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NATIONALS IN RECEIPT OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS OR DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE. “(a) In General.—The status of any alien described in subsection (c) shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if the alien— “(1) applies for such adjustment within 3 years after the date of enactment of this section; “(2) is determined to be admissible to the United States for permanent residence; and “(3) meets the criteria established under subsection (c) “(b) Certain Grounds For Inadmissibility Inapplicable.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection (a)(2), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply. “(2) ADDITIONAL WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUAL ALIENS.—The Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in the case of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. “(c) Aliens Eligible For Adjustment Of Status.—An alien shall be eligible for adjustment of status if the alien— “(1) is a national of a country (or part of a country) with a designation under 244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act during the period specified in section 244(b)(2) and who was granted temporary protected status, or was otherwise eligible for temporary protected status, on or before October 1, 2017, or has been granted Deferred Enforced Departure (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘DED’) on or before October 1, 2017; and “(2) has been continuously physically present in the United States for a period of not less than 3 years since the effective date of this Act’s enactment. “(d) Waiver Authorized.—Notwithstanding any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, an alien who fails to meet the continuous physical presence requirement under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall be considered eligible for status adjustment as provided in this section if the Attorney General or the Secretary determines that the removal of the alien from the United States would result in extreme hardship to the alien, their spouse, their children, their parents, or their domestic partner. “(e) Effect Of Application On Certain Orders.—An alien present in the United States who has been ordered removed or has been granted voluntary departure from the United States may, notwithstanding such order, apply for adjustment of status under this section. Such alien shall not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the order of removal. If the Secretary approves the application, the Secretary shall cancel the order of removal. If the Secretary renders a final administrative decision to deny the application, the order of removal shall be effective and enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not been made. “(f) Work Authorization.—The Secretary shall authorize an alien who has applied for adjustment of status under this section to engage in employment in the United States during the pendency of such application and shall provide the alien with an appropriate document signifying authorization of employment. “(g) Adjustment Of Status For Certain Family Members.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—The status of an alien shall be adjusted by the Secretary to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien— “(A) is the spouse, parent, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien whose status is adjusted under this section; “(B) applies for adjustment under this section within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and “(C) is determined to be admissible to the United States for permanent residence. “(2) CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY INAPPLICABLE.—For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection (g)(1)(C), the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall not apply. “(h) Availability Of Administrative Review.—The Secretary shall provide to aliens applying for adjustment of status under this section the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are provided to— “(1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245; or “(2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240. “(i) No Offset In Number Of Visas Available.—The granting of adjustment of status under this section shall not reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. “(j) Treatment Of Brief, Casual, And Innocent Departures And Certain Other Absences.—An alien who has failed to maintain the 3-year continuous physical presence requirement under subsection (c) because of brief, casual, and innocent departures or, emergency travel, or extenuating circumstances outside of the control of the alien, shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States. “(k) Rule Of Construction.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to include aliens (as a class or individual basis) from previously designated countries that no longer have valid temporary protected status designation under section 244(b), or aliens who no longer have a valid deferred enforced departure status, unless such designated status or previously deferred enforced departure expires on or after January 1, 2017. “(l) Definitions.—In this section: “(1) The term ‘domestic partner’ means an adult of at least 18 years of age in a committed relationship with the alien applying for adjustment. A committed relationship is one in which the employee and the domestic partner of the employee are each other’s sole domestic partner (and are not married to or domestic partners with anyone else) and share responsibility for a significant measure of each other’s common welfare and financial obligations. This includes, but is not limited to, any relationship between two individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or analogous relationship (including, but not limited to, a civil union). “(2) The term ‘provide for its repatriated citizens’ means a country’s ability to provide safety, and social safety net services, including preventive healthcare services, and housing. “(3) The term ‘Deferred Enforced Departure’ or ‘DED’ refers to the presidential directive issued on September 28, 2016.”. SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING FUTURE DISCONTINUED ELIGIBILITY OF ALIENS FROM COUNTRIES CURRENTLY LISTED UNDER TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. (a) Additional Reporting Requirements.—Section 244(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end, the following: “(D) REPORT ON TERMINATIONS.—Within 3 days after the Attorney General’s announcement, including by notice in the Federal Register, of a country’s designation being terminated from Temporary Protected Status, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House Judiciary Committee a report that includes— “(i) an explanation of the event or events that initially prompted a country’s designation under temporary protected status; “(ii) the progress the country has made in remedying the designation specified in clause (i), including any significant challenges or shortcomings that have not been addressed since the initial designation; “(iii) an analysis, with applicable and relevant metrics as determined by the Secretary, of the country’s ability to repatriate its nationals, including— “(I) the country’s financial ability to provide for its repatriated citizens; “(II) the country’s financial ability to address the initial designation specified in clause (i) without foreign assistance; “(III) the country’s gross domestic product, gross domestic product per capita, and an analysis of the country’s ability to be economically self-sufficient without foreign assistance; “(IV) the economic and social impact repatriation of nationals in possession of temporary protected status would have on the recipient country; and “(V) any additional metrics the Secretary deems necessary.”. SEC. 4. ADJUSTMENT OF RELATION OF PERIOD OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS TO CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL. Section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.1254a(e)) is amended— (1) by striking “With respect to an alien” and inserting the following: <p class="lbexIndent
sexy in sari · Nov 25, 2018 11:20 PM
This is a old news which was published on January 2018 (https://immigrationforum.org/a.... This bill was introduced on the 115th United States Congress, which didn't pass. The New congress which will form on Jan 3, 2019 will be 116th United States Congress. Lawmakers need to re-introduce this bill again to 116th United States Congress to get the vote from the House. House(218 of 435)===>Senate(51 of 100)===>President===>Becomes Law. H.R.4253 - American Promise Act of 2017(https://www.congress.gov/bill/... Last edited: 26-Nov-18 12:12 AM
s001 · Nov 26, 2018 12:04 AM
@s001 ...YOU ARE SMART BUT NOT SMART Enough HERE IS THE NEW NEWS AS OF NOV 24, 2018...THE ATLANTIC.. https://www.theatlantic.com/po... This week more than 300 organizations signed a letter urging the Democratic-controlled House to move forward on legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (daca) program, undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as minors, and for holders of temporary protected status (TPS), those who have been displaced by natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other events.
sexy in sari · Nov 26, 2018 12:43 AM
Ha this is dead on arrival doesn’t even worth a comment . But I am writing because it is ridiculously unfair to lot of other people, who are in US for long time and maintaining their legal status just to get this bill on the floor. No way I am wishing bad for fellow neplese but with my sanity I can’t see how this is justified when the Indian guy who sits next to me at work and Chinese guy even one Mexican guy who I go for lunch on and off are stuck in H1b for almost 10 + years. Indian and Chinese guy have kids who are almost getting out of high school and they hardly know any other place then US. And all of sudden neplease folks who really don’t have any threat going back home, who couldn’t maintain their legal status are eligible for green card , just because they had earthquake back home but those kids are not.
meraj · Nov 26, 2018 8:54 AM
Democrats need to show immigrants how powerful they are for 2020 So, liberal media is suggestion what they should do for immigration policy... https://www.huffingtonpost.com... Immigrants and their advocates have an opportunity now to devise an approach that allows for an actual negotiation between Republicans and Democrats ― perhaps in the form of a bipartisan compromise that allows a segment of the immigrant population (like Dreamers and TPS holders) to be set free from constant deportation fears via legislation that grants them a pathway toward legal permanent residency and eventual citizenship.
sexy in sari · Nov 26, 2018 10:39 AM
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s001 · Nov 26, 2018 4:17 PM
Another good news for TPS holder, https://www.colorlines.com/art... Nov 20, 2018 Democrats Create Immigration Plan in Response to Trump
sexy in sari · Nov 27, 2018 8:26 AM
TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS - GOOD LUCK Nov 27, 2018 US Democrats Aim To Move Forward With Serious Immigration Reform - Senator Sanders When the Democratic Party takes control of the US House of Representatives in January, Congress should be able to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform, Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview on Tuesday. https://www.urdupoint.com/en/w...
sexy in sari · Nov 28, 2018 8:53 AM
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talu_budo · Nov 28, 2018 2:54 PM
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