S.Amdt. 4186
What it does: Adds SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES wherever appropriate
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI)What it changes
1 change to S. 2611
Adds SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
Inserted: (1) is a persecuted religious minority;
Inserted: (2) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as provided under subsection (b);
Inserted: (3) had an application for asylum pending on May 1, 2003;
Inserted: (4) applies for such adjustment of status;
Inserted: (5) was physically present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is filed; and
Inserted: (6) pays a fee, in an amount determined by the Secretary, for the processing of such application.
Inserted: (b) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--
Inserted: (1) Inapplicable provision.--Section 212(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)) shall not apply to any adjustment of status under this section.
Inserted: (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) of such Act (except for paragraphs (2) and (3)) if extraordinary and compelling circumstances warrant such an adjustment for humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or if it is otherwise in the public interest.
Inserted: (c) Persecuted Religious Minority Defined.--In this section, the term "persecuted religious minority" means an individual who--
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Inserted: (1) is, or was, a national or resident of Iraq;
Inserted: (2) is a member of a religious minority in Iraq, and
Inserted: (3) shares common characteristics with other minorities in Iraq who have been targets of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
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SA 4186. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2611, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN PERSECUTED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien--
(1) is a persecuted religious minority;
(2) is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as provided under subsection (b);
(3) had an application for asylum pending on May 1, 2003;
(4) applies for such adjustment of status;
(5) was physically present in the United States on the date the application for such adjustment is filed; and
(6) pays a fee, in an amount determined by the Secretary, for the processing of such application.
(b) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--
(1) Inapplicable provision.--Section 212(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)) shall not apply to any adjustment of status under this section.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive any other provision of section 212(a) of such Act (except for paragraphs (2) and (3)) if extraordinary and compelling circumstances warrant such an adjustment for humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or if it is otherwise in the public interest.
(c) Persecuted Religious Minority Defined.--In this section, the term “persecuted religious minority” means an individual who--
(1) is, or was, a national or resident of Iraq;
(2) is a member of a religious minority in Iraq, and
(3) shares common characteristics with other minorities in Iraq who have been targets of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 24, 2006