S.Amdt. 3255

SA 3255. Mr. LIEBERMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2454, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 122, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

“(b) Certain Actions Not Treated as Violations.--A person who, before being apprehended or placed in a removal proceeding, applies for asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of such Act, or relief under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment under title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, or classification or status under section 101(a)(15(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 101(a)(27)(J), 101(a)(51), 216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to March 31, 1997) of such Act, shall not be prosecuted for violating section 1542, 1544, 1546 or 1548, before the application is adjudicated in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act. A person who is granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) of such Act, or relief under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment under title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, or classification or status under section 101(a)(15(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 101(a)(27(J), 101(a)(51), 216(c)(4)(C), 240A(b)(2), or 244(a)(3) (as in effect prior to March 31, 1997) of such Act, shall not be considered to have violated section 1542, 1544, 1546 or 1548.