Summary:
Legal Workforce Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (Eliminates the current paper-based I-9 system.)

Requires an employer to attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining and recording the individual's social security account number, and (2) examining specified documents that establish such individual's identity and employment authorization.

Requires an individual to attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.

Establishes a phased-in EEVS participation deadline (six months to two years) for different categories of employers, including agricultural employers.

Requires reverification of the following workers who have not been verified under E-verify: (1) federal, state, or local government employees; (2) certain employees who require a federal security clearance; and (3) certain employees assigned to work in the United States under a federal or state contract.

Authorizes an employer to voluntarily reverify employees. (Requires any such reverification to be applied to all individuals so employed).

Includes employment recruitment and referral within the scope of EEVS. Requires EEVS use by union halls and nonprofit employment agencies.

Requires EEVS to provide employers with: (1) temporary verification or nonverification within 3 working days of an inquiry; and (2) in the case of nonverification, a final verification or nonverification within 10 working days.

Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) an employer utilizing a good faith defense, (2) preemption of state or local law, (3) employer penalties, and (4) worker remedies for EEVS errors.

Provides for the establishment of programs to: (1) block the use of misused social security numbers, and (2) suspend or limit the use of Social Security numbers of victims of identity fraud.

 Requires an employer who uses the photo matching tool as part of the E-Verify system to match the photo tool photograph to both the photograph on the identity or employment eligibility document provided by the employee and to the face of the employee submitting the document.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program under which parents or legal guardians may suspend or limit the use of the social security account number or other identifying information of a minor for the purposes of the employment eligibility verification system, and (2) establish an Identity Authentication Employment Eligibility Verification pilot program to provide employers with identity authentication and employment verification of enrolled new employees.

legal workforce act amends immigration nationality act direct secretary homeland_security dhs establish employment eligibility verification system eevs patterned verify system eliminates current paper based i-9 system requires employer attest verification period penalty perjury employer verified individual unauthorized alien obtaining recording individual social security account number examining specified documents establish individual identity employment authorization requires individual attest citizen national lawful permanent resident alien authorized work united_states establishes phased eevs participation deadline months years different categories employers including agricultural employers requires reverification following workers verified verify federal state local government employees certain employees require federal security clearance certain employees assigned work united_states federal state contract authorizes employer voluntarily reverify employees requires reverification applied individuals employed includes employment recruitment referral scope eevs requires eevs use union halls nonprofit employment agencies requires eevs provide employers temporary verification nonverification working days inquiry case nonverification final verification nonverification working days sets forth provisions employer utilizing good faith defense preemption state local law employer penalties worker remedies eevs errors provides establishment programs block use misused social security numbers suspend limit use social_security numbers victims identity fraud requires employer uses photo matching tool verify system match photo tool photograph photograph identity employment eligibility document provided employee face employee submitting document directs secretary establish program parents legal guardians suspend limit use social security account number identifying information minor purposes employment eligibility verification system establish pilot program provide employers identity authentication employment verification enrolled new employees


Summary:
Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and related federal law with respect to immigration law enforcement within the United States.

Authorizes: (1) states or their political subdivisions to enact and enforce immigration criminal penalties as long as they do not exceed relevant federal criminal penalties; and (2) state or local law enforcement personnel to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or transfer to federal custody aliens for immigration enforcement purposes to the same extent as federal law enforcement personnel.

Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) with all information that DHS has regarding any alien: (1) against whom a final order of removal has been issued, (2) who has entered into a voluntary departure agreement, (3) who has overstayed his or her authorized period of stay, or (4) whose visa has been revoked. Requires NCIC to enter such information into its Immigration Violators File.

Requires: (1) states to have access to federal programs or technology directed at identifying inadmissible or deportable aliens, and (2) states and their political subdivisions to provide DHS with specified identifying information about each apprehended alien who is believed to be inadmissible or deportable.

Directs DHS to make grants to states and their political subdivisions for procurement of equipment, technology, and facilities related to investigating, apprehending, arresting, or transporting inadmissible or deportable aliens.

Directs DHS to construct or acquire additional domestic detention facilities for aliens detained pending removal.

Amends the INA regarding illegal aliens apprehended by state or local authorities to provide for: (1) federal custody upon state or local request, and (2) state or local compensation for related incarceration and transportation costs.

Directs the DOJ or DHS to ensure that an alien subject to removal is detained in an adequate state or local prison, detention center, or other comparable facility.

Directs DHS to establish immigration-related training for state and local personnel.

Provides personal liability immunity to the same extent as corresponding federal immunity for state or local personnel enforcing immigration laws within the scope of their duties.

 Directs DHS to continue to operate a program that: (1) identifies removable criminal aliens in federal and state correctional facilities, (2) ensures that such aliens are not released into the community, and (3) removes them from the United States after the completion of their sentences. Extends such program to all states. Requires states that receive state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP) funds to comply with program requirements.

Authorizes state or local detention of certain aliens, in specified circumstances, after completion of their state or local prison sentence.

Authorizes appropriations for SCAAP.

Transfers SCAAP jurisdiction from DOJ to DHS.

Requires states and localities to: (1) notify the federal government of inadmissible or removable aliens who are encountered by law enforcement personnel, and (2) comply with federal law enforcement information requests and with DHS detainers.

Denies specified federal law enforcement assistance to a state or a political subdivision that prohibits law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration law enforcement.

Revises certain terrorism-related requirements and prohibitions with respect to naturalization, asylum, good moral character, voluntary departure, and cancellation of removal.

Authorizes: (1) the denaturalization of a person who participates in terrorist activities or violent or unlawful activities aimed at the overthrow of the United States; and (2) the use or publication by DHS of certain legalization or special agricultural worker status information for any purpose relating to terrorism, national intelligence, or national security.

Requires security and background checks and investigations of suspected immigration irregularities to be completed before specified immigration-related statuses and benefits may be granted or adjudicated.

Revises and expands the definition of "aggravated felony" under INA. Makes such changes retroactive.

Adds new grounds of inadmissibility for: (1) identity fraud or Social Security number misuse; (2) unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization; (3) specified firearm offenses; (4) conviction of an aggravated felony; and (5) crimes of domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse. Makes such additions retroactive.

Adds new grounds of deportability for: (1) identity fraud or Social Security number misuse, and (2) unlawful procurement of citizenship or naturalization. Makes such additions retroactive.

Makes inadmissible an alien who plans to or has engaged in espionage, prohibited export, or other unlawful activities, including activities aimed at the violent overthrow of the U.S. government.

Prohibits the sale of or possession of firearms by any alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Amends the federal criminal code to place a 10-year statute of limitations on most criminal violations of INA.

Makes: (1) aggravated felons ineligible for refugee, asylee adjustment of status, or any withholding of removal; and (2) a second DUI conviction an aggravated felony under INA.

Revises requirements regarding: (1) detention and removal of aliens ordered removed, (2) alien smuggling and related offenses, and (3) reentry of removed aliens.

Authorizes DHS to designate groups as criminal gangs. Requires detention for anyone found inadmissible or deportable for criminal street gang membership. Bars individuals found inadmissible or deportable for criminal gang membership from asylum, withholding of removal, and temporary protected status.

Amends the federal criminal code to state that the government, in the prosecution of aggravated identity theft, need not prove the defendant knew that the means of identification was of another person.

Subjects to specified criminal penalties for illegal entry an alien who knowingly: (1) enters or crosses the border at a place other than a designated port of entry; (2) evades inspection by an immigration, customs, or agricultural officer; (3) makes a false or misleading statement or conceals a material fact during examination or inspection while crossing the border; or (4) violates the conditions of U.S. admission or parole for 90 days or more.

Increases penalties under the federal criminal code for certain immigration document and passport fraud activities, and authorizes forfeiture of property used in connection with them.

Reduces the period during which an alien may seek judicial review of an expedited removal order based on criminal or security grounds. Subjects to such expedited removal procedures an individual inadmissible because of a criminal offense if the individual has not been admitted or paroled, does not have a credible fear of persecution, and is not eligible for relief from removal.

Expands the grounds of inadmissibility and deportability to include violation of federal requirements regarding sex offender registration.

Prohibits U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents convicted of certain sex offenses from sponsoring an alien for admission unless DHS determines that such person poses no risk to the alien.

Authorizes the DOJ to consider evidence extrinsic to an alien's conviction record to determine whether the conviction was based on conduct constituting a crime of moral turpitude or a domestic violence offense (which would make the alien deportable).

States that a conviction for which a pardon has been issued shall not be grounds for deportability by reason of such conviction.

Revises visa information sharing requirements.

Prohibits waiver of a visa interview for an alien DHS determines to be a person of concern or in a class of aliens that are security threats.

States that DHS: (1) shall have exclusive authority to issue regulations, establish policy, and administer all immigration or nationality laws relating to consular functions in connection with visa issuance or denial; and (2) may refuse or revoke any visa to an alien or class of aliens for U.S. security interests.

Prohibits judicial review of a decision by DHS to refuse or revoke a visa.

Authorizes a consular surcharge (in addition to immigrant visa fees) to fund the visa security program.

 Provides for expedited clearance and placement of DHS personnel at overseas embassies and consular posts.

Revises accreditation requirements.

Limits those individuals who may serve as a designated school official (DSO) or be granted access to the student and exchange visitor information system (SEVIS). Requires a background check of any person serving in such capacity.

Authorizes DHS to suspend an institution's student and exchange visitor program (SEVP) certification for reasonable suspicion of fraud. Makes a person convicted of such fraud permanently ineligible to hold a position of authority or ownership at any such institution.

Authorizes school officials to nominate as many DSO's in addition to their Principal DSO's as necessary and adequate to make recommendations to enrolled students on how to maintain nonimmigrant status. Requires an SEVP-participating institution or exchange visitor program sponsor to report to the DHS on students or exchange visitors with nonimmigrant status.

Makes flight schools that are not certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ineligible to access SEVIS.

Requires SEVIS suspension for a school that loses or is denied accreditation.

Directs DHS to authorize all DHS immigration enforcement agents and deportation officers who have successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training to: (1) make arrests for offenses against the United States, for certain felonies, and for bringing in, transporting, or harboring certain aliens; (2) execute warrants of arrest for administrative immigration violations; and (3) carry firearms.

Authorizes DHS to hire additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention enforcement officers.

Establishes: (1) an ICE Advisory Council; and (2) a pilot program in at least five of the busiest ICE offices to process electronically and serve charging documents, and process and place detainers while in the field.

Directs DHS to increase the number of ICE deportation officers, support staff, and prosecutors.

Requires semiannual DHS reports on countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation of an alien who is a national of the country. Subjects countries that repeat on those lists to certain visa sanctions.

Revises requirements and restrictions regarding: (1) voluntary departure, (2) reentry bars for aliens who remain in the United States after ordered removed, and (3) reinstatement of removal orders.

Denies the use of certain funds to implement specified executive branch memoranda regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens unlawfully present in the United States.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to report on the deaths in custody of DHS detainees.

Requires that, whenever possible, removal proceedings take place in the order in which aliens are placed in proceedings.

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facilities related investigating apprehending arresting transporting inadmissible deportable aliens directs dhs construct acquire additional domestic detention facilities aliens detained pending removal amends ina illegal aliens apprehended state local authorities provide federal custody state local request state local compensation related incarceration transportation costs directs doj dhs ensure alien subject removal detained adequate state local prison detention center comparable facility directs dhs establish immigration related training state local personnel provides personal liability immunity extent corresponding federal immunity state local personnel enforcing immigration laws scope duties directs dhs continue operate program identifies removable criminal aliens federal state correctional facilities ensures aliens released community removes united_states completion sentences extends program states requires states receive state criminal alien assistance program scaap funds comply program requirements authorizes state local detention certain aliens specified circumstances completion state local prison sentence authorizes appropriations scaap jurisdiction doj dhs requires states localities notify federal government inadmissible removable aliens encountered law enforcement personnel comply federal law enforcement information requests dhs detainers denies specified federal law enforcement assistance state political subdivision prohibits law enforcement officers cooperating federal immigration law enforcement revises certain terrorism related requirements prohibitions respect naturalization asylum good moral character voluntary departure cancellation removal authorizes person participates terrorist activities violent unlawful activities aimed overthrow united_states use publication dhs certain legalization special agricultural worker status information purpose relating terrorism national intelligence national security requires security background checks investigations suspected immigration completed specified immigration related benefits granted adjudicated revises expands definition aggravated felony ina makes changes retroactive adds new grounds inadmissibility identity fraud social_security number misuse unlawful procurement citizenship naturalization specified firearm offenses conviction aggravated felony crimes domestic violence stalking child abuse makes additions retroactive adds new grounds deportability identity fraud social_security number misuse unlawful procurement citizenship naturalization makes additions retroactive makes inadmissible alien plans engaged espionage prohibited export unlawful activities including activities aimed violent overthrow government prohibits sale possession firearms alien lawfully admitted permanent residence amends federal criminal code place year statute limitations criminal violations ina makes aggravated felons ineligible refugee asylee adjustment status withholding removal second conviction aggravated felony ina revises requirements detention removal aliens ordered removed alien smuggling related offenses reentry removed aliens authorizes dhs designate groups criminal gangs requires detention found inadmissible deportable criminal street gang membership bars individuals found inadmissible deportable criminal gang membership asylum withholding removal temporary protected status amends federal criminal code state government prosecution aggravated identity theft need prove defendant knew means identification person subjects specified criminal penalties illegal entry alien knowingly enters crosses border place designated port entry evades inspection immigration customs agricultural officer makes false misleading statement conceals material fact examination inspection crossing border violates conditions admission parole days increases penalties federal criminal code certain immigration document passport fraud activities authorizes forfeiture property connection reduces period alien seek judicial review expedited removal order based criminal security grounds subjects expedited removal procedures individual inadmissible criminal offense individual admitted paroled credible fear persecution eligible relief removal expands grounds inadmissibility deportability include violation federal requirements sex offender registration prohibits citizens lawful permanent residents convicted certain sex offenses sponsoring alien admission dhs determines person poses risk alien authorizes doj consider evidence alien conviction record determine conviction based conduct constituting crime moral turpitude domestic violence offense alien deportable states conviction issued shall grounds deportability reason conviction revises visa information sharing requirements prohibits waiver visa interview alien dhs determines person concern class aliens security threats states dhs shall exclusive authority issue regulations establish policy administer immigration nationality laws relating consular functions connection visa issuance denial refuse revoke visa alien class aliens security interests prohibits judicial review decision dhs refuse revoke visa authorizes consular surcharge addition immigrant visa fees fund visa security program provides expedited clearance placement dhs personnel overseas embassies consular posts revises accreditation requirements limits individuals serve designated school official granted access student exchange visitor information system sevis requires background check person serving capacity authorizes dhs suspend institution student exchange visitor program sevp certification reasonable suspicion fraud makes person convicted fraud permanently ineligible hold position authority ownership institution authorizes school officials nominate addition principal necessary adequate recommendations enrolled students maintain nonimmigrant status requires sevp participating institution exchange visitor program sponsor report dhs students exchange visitors nonimmigrant status makes flight schools certified federal_aviation_administration faa ineligible access sevis requires sevis suspension school loses denied accreditation directs dhs authorize dhs immigration enforcement agents deportation officers successfully completed basic immigration law enforcement training arrests offenses united_states certain felonies bringing transporting harboring certain aliens execute warrants arrest administrative immigration violations carry firearms authorizes dhs hire additional detention enforcement officers establishes ice advisory council pilot program ice offices process electronically serve charging documents process place detainers field directs dhs increase number ice deportation officers support staff prosecutors requires semiannual dhs reports countries refuse unreasonably delay repatriation alien national country subjects countries repeat lists certain visa sanctions revises requirements restrictions voluntary departure reentry bars aliens remain united_states ordered removed reinstatement removal orders denies use certain funds implement specified executive branch memoranda exercise prosecutorial discretion apprehension detention removal aliens unlawfully present united_states directs government_accountability_office report deaths custody dhs detainees requires possible removal proceedings place order aliens placed proceedings


Summary:
Protection of Children Act of 2015

 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to eliminate the special repatriation requirements for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) who are nationals or residents of a country contiguous to the United States. (The same removal requirements are applied to all UACs who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence.)

An immigration officer who finds an inadmissible UAC at a land border or port of entry shall return the child to his or her country of nationality or of last habitual residence. (Such authority is now only discretionary.)

 The Department of State is authorized to negotiate agreements between the United States and other countries for the repatriation of children. (Under current law the State Department is required to negotiate agreements between the United States and countries contiguous to the United States for the repatriation of children.)

An unaccompanied child who is not a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, and does not have a fear of returning to his or her country of nationality or last habitual residence, but who is:

 in removal proceedings shall have a hearing before an immigration judge within 14 days, in federal custody shall be transferred to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) custody within 30 days, and in HHS or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody shall have access to legal counsel at no cost to the government. HHS, before placing a child with an individual, shall provide DHS with the individual's name, Social Security number, date of birth, residence location, and immigration status, if known.

DHS shall investigate the immigration status of the individual with whom the child is placed, and initiate removal proceedings if that individual is unlawfully present in the United States.

Such requirements are applied to any unauthorized child apprehended on or after June 15, 2012.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to: (1) special immigrant juvenile status, and (2) jurisdiction of asylum applications.

protection children act bill amends william_wilberforce_trafficking_victims_protection_reauthorization_act eliminate special repatriation requirements unaccompanied alien children uac nationals residents country contiguous united_states removal requirements applied uacs victims severe form trafficking persons fear returning country nationality habitual residence immigration officer finds inadmissible uac land border port entry shall return child country nationality habitual residence authority discretionary department_of_state authorized negotiate agreements united_states countries repatriation children current law state_department required negotiate agreements united_states countries contiguous united_states repatriation children unaccompanied child victim severe form trafficking persons fear returning country nationality habitual residence removal proceedings shall hearing immigration judge days federal custody shall transferred department_of_health_and_human_services hhs custody days hhs department_of_homeland_security dhs custody shall access legal counsel cost government hhs placing child individual shall provide dhs individual social_security number date birth residence location immigration status known dhs shall investigate immigration status individual child placed initiate removal proceedings individual unlawfully present united_states requirements applied unauthorized child apprehended june immigration nationality act amended respect special immigrant juvenile status jurisdiction asylum applications


Summary:
Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the government from bearing any expense of counsel for any person in a removal or related appeal proceedings.

Adds an additional requirement in order to establish a credible fear of persecution claim in an asylum interview.

Limits humanitarian and public interest parole authority.

Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from using parole authority for an alien who is ineligible for refugee status.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to revise the definition of "unaccompanied alien child" (UAC).

Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to extend the period of time for a federal department or agency to: (1) notify the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it has apprehended or discovered a UAC or an alien who is under 18 years old, and (2) transfer a UAC to HHS custody.

Provides for HHS-DHS information sharing concerning UACs.

Prohibits aUAC from applying for asylum if such child may be removed to a safe third country.

Provides for additional immigration judges and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys.

Directs the Secretary of State to suspend all foreign assistance to certain countries that refuse to: (1) negotiate a child repatriation agreement, or (2) accept from the United States repatriated UACs who are nationals or residents of the sending country.

Directs the Secretary of State to provide certain foreign assistance for repatriation and reintegration purposes.

 Places the burden of proof on an an alien to establish that: (1) the alien's life or freedom would be threatened in a country to which he or she is scheduled to be removed to from the United States; and (2) that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion would be at least one central reason for such threat.

Makes inadmissible an alien who has committed acts of torture, extrajudicial killings, war crimes, systematic attacks on civilians, persecution, or enforced disappearance of persons. Authorizes the President to make such alien's visa records public.

Terminates the refugee or asylee status of an alien who:

 without a compelling reason returns to the country of such alien's nationality or, in the case of an alien having no nationality, returns to the country in which such alien last habitually resided; and applied for such status because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Makes such provision inapplicable to an alien who is eligible for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status pursuant to the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966.

 Allows up to 500 grants of asylum per fiscal year to families fleeing home school persecution.

 Requires that a written warning be included in an asylum application advising the alien of the consequences of filing a frivolous application.

 States that if an alien's asylum status is subject to termination the immigration judge shall first determine whether the termination conditions have been met, and if so, terminate the alien's asylum status before considering whether the alien is eligible for adjustment of status.

border protection act amends immigration nationality act prohibit government bearing expense counsel person removal related appeal proceedings adds additional requirement order establish credible fear persecution claim asylum interview limits humanitarian public interest parole authority prohibits secretary homeland_security dhs parole authority alien ineligible refugee status amends homeland security act revise definition unaccompanied alien child uac amends william wilberforce trafficking victims protection reauthorization act extend period time federal department agency notify department_of_health_and_human_services hhs apprehended discovered uac alien years old transfer uac hhs custody provides hhs dhs information sharing concerning uacs prohibits applying asylum child removed safe country provides additional immigration judges attorneys directs secretary state suspend foreign assistance certain countries refuse negotiate child repatriation agreement accept united_states repatriated uacs nationals residents sending country directs secretary state provide certain foreign assistance repatriation reintegration purposes places burden proof alien establish alien life freedom threatened country scheduled removed united_states race religion nationality membership particular social group political opinion central reason threat makes inadmissible alien committed acts torture extrajudicial killings war crimes systematic attacks civilians persecution enforced persons authorizes president alien visa records public terminates refugee asylee status alien compelling reason returns country alien nationality case alien having nationality returns country alien habitually resided applied status persecution founded fear persecution account race religion nationality membership particular social group political opinion makes provision inapplicable alien eligible adjustment lawful permanent resident status pursuant cuban adjustment act allows grants asylum fiscal year families fleeing home school persecution requires written warning included asylum application advising alien consequences filing frivolous application states alien asylum status subject termination immigration judge shall determine termination conditions met terminate alien asylum status considering alien eligible adjustment status


Summary:
Denying Amnesty Bonuses Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to a taxpayer or a taxpayer's spouse who, in any taxable year, received temporary deportation relief and work authorization in accordance with any program not specifically established by Congress.

denying amnesty bonuses act bill amends internal_revenue_code deny earned income tax credit taxpayer taxpayer spouse taxable year received temporary deportation relief work authorization accordance program specifically established congress


Summary:
Deny Amnesty Credits Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit to any illegal alien who has received employment authorization under a program for deferred action on removal that has not been not specifically authorized by law.

credits act bill amends internal_revenue_code deny earned income tax credit child tax credit illegal alien received employment authorization program deferred action removal specifically authorized law


Summary:
Fairness for Farmers Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude nonimmigrant agricultural seasonal workers from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage.

fairness farmers act amends internal revenue code exclude nonimmigrant agricultural seasonal workers definition time employee purposes employer mandate provide employees minimum essential health care coverage


Summary:
Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), or a similar group, based on gender or religious or ethnic membership may apply directly to the United States Refugee Admissions Program for priority 2 refugee admission to the United States.

The processing mechanisms shall ensure that background and security checks are conducted, including the use of biographic and biometric data.

The Secretary of State shall: (1) report to Congress a plan to expedite the processing of refugee admissions applications for such aliens, and (2) implement the plan within 180 days of enactment of this Act.

It is U.S. policy that when conflict arises the United States should:

 undertake efforts with the international community to protect local populations and enable them to remain safely in their home countries or in neighboring host countries until they can be safely repatriated; and facilitate third country resettlement if necessary, including U.S. resettlement when such refugees are of special humanitarian concern to the United States.

protecting religious minorities persecuted bill directs secretary state establish use existing refugee processing mechanisms iraq countries aliens iraq syria persecuted credible fear persecuted islamic_state_of_iraq levant isil similar group based gender religious ethnic membership apply directly priority refugee admission united_states processing mechanisms shall ensure background security checks conducted including use biographic biometric data secretary state shall report congress plan expedite processing refugee admissions applications aliens implement plan days enactment act policy conflict arises united_states undertake efforts international community protect local populations enable remain safely home countries neighboring host countries safely repatriated facilitate country resettlement necessary including resettlement refugees special humanitarian concern united_states


Summary:
Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that counsel at the government's expense in a removal or related appeal proceeding shall be provided only for an alien who is: (1) an unaccompanied child, or (2) unable to represent himself or herself due to a serious mental disability.

vulnerable immigrant voice act amends immigration nationality act require counsel government expense removal related appeal proceeding shall provided alien unaccompanied child unable represent mental disability


Summary:
Executive Amnesty Prevention Act

This bill prohibits the use of funds to implement specified memoranda from the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or other related memoranda.

No deposit in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the policies in such memoranda.

Such memoranda or substantially similar policy changes are declared to have no statutory or constitutional basis and therefore no legal effect.

No funds or fees made available to the Secretary or to any federal official may be used to grant any federal benefit to any alien pursuant to any of such policy changes.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to: (1) exclude from the definition of "unauthorized alien," with respect to employment, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider any alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.

executive amnesty prevention act bill prohibits use funds implement specified memoranda president secretary homeland_security director related memoranda deposit immigration_examinations_fee_account implement administer enforce policies memoranda memoranda substantially similar policy changes declared statutory constitutional basis legal effect funds fees available secretary federal official grant federal benefit alien pursuant policy changes immigration nationality act amended exclude definition unauthorized alien respect employment alien admitted lawfully present united_states consider alien lawful status unauthorized alien employment unlawful


Summary:
No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2015

 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income any wages earned for services by aliens performed in the United States, and self-employment income derived from a trade or business conducted in the United States, while the alien was not authorized to be so employed or to perform a function or service in such a trade or business.

immigrants act amends title old age survivors disability insurance social security act exclude creditable wages self employment income wages earned services aliens performed united_states self employment income derived trade business conducted united_states alien authorized employed perform function service trade business


Summary:
Family Farm Relief Act of 2015

 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.)

Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period.

Revises H-2A certification provisions.

directs secretary agriculture usda establish process receiving h-2a nonimmigrant visas temporary agricultural workers shall ensure petitioners file petitions internet paper form transfers administration h-2a program department_of_labor usda includes year round livestock workers including dairy workers h-2a category maximum year period admissions renewed months end period certification provisions


Summary:
E-2 Visa Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant E-2 alien (treaty investor) who has been in the United States in such status for at least 10 years and has created full-time employment for at least 2 individuals to apply for immediate employment-based immigrant status.

Up to 10,000 such visas may be made available each fiscal year.

 Sons and daughters of E-2 aliens (or aliens seeking such status) can remain on their parent's visa as a child until age 26. Employment authorization may be granted at age 18.

e-2 visa improvement act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act permit nonimmigrant e-2 alien treaty investor united_states status years created time employment individuals apply immediate employment based immigrant status visas available fiscal year sons daughters e-2 aliens aliens seeking status remain parent visa child age employment authorization granted age


Summary:
Grant Residency for Additional Doctors Act of 2015 or the GRAD Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of State to:

 designate a Department of State officer or employee whose sole responsibility during the months of March, April, May, June, and any other period of time determined by the Secretary, shall be to facilitate the expedited review of J-visa applications of aliens applying for U.S. admission to participate in a graduate medical education or training program; and provide appropriate Foreign Service officers with training related to medical graduates and medical graduate programs in the countries in which they are serving.

grant residency additional doctors act grad act directs secretary state designate department_of_state officer employee sole responsibility months march april june period time determined secretary shall facilitate expedited review visa applications aliens applying admission participate graduate medical education training program provide appropriate foreign_service officers training related medical graduates medical graduate programs countries serving


Summary:
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act

Authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2011, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of an alien enlisted under such authority to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act applicable to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972.

Rescinds such lawful permanent resident status if the alien is separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions before serving the term of enlistment.

encourage new immigrants enlist act authorizes enlistment armed_forces aliens unlawfully present united_states december continuously present united_states date younger years age initially entered united_states eligible original enlistment regular component army navy air_force marine_corps coast_guard requires secretary homeland_security adjust status alien enlisted authority status alien lawfully admitted permanent residence provisions immigration_and_nationality_act applicable aliens entered united_states prior january rescinds lawful permanent resident status alien separated armed_forces honorable conditions serving term enlistment


Summary:
Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act of 2015

Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, its aftershocks, and additional damage in Nepal qualifies Nepal for designation under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to which nationals of Nepal would be eligible for temporary protected status in the United States.

Extends 18-month temporary protected status to a national of Nepal who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since April 25, 2015, (2) is admissible as an immigrant and not ineligible for temporary protected status, and (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish.

Permits such an alien to travel abroad if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the alien's control require his or her departure for a brief, temporary trip abroad.

status act expresses sense congress extraordinary temporary conditions caused magnitude earthquake additional damage nepal qualifies nepal designation section immigration nationality act pursuant nationals nepal eligible temporary protected status united_states extends month temporary protected status national nepal continuously physically present united_states april admissible immigrant ineligible temporary protected status registers temporary protected status manner secretary homeland_security shall establish permits alien travel abroad alien establishes satisfaction secretary emergency extenuating circumstances alien control require departure brief temporary trip abroad


Summary:
American Families United Act

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to enable the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand his or her discretionary authority beyond a case-by-case basis, or to provide legalization or nationalization of persons covered under this Act.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to revise waiver of inadmissibility requirements, among other things waiving inadmissibility for: (1) certain persons who entered the United States before age 16 who have earned a degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, (2) false claims of U.S. citizenship by persons under age 18 or lacking mental competence to knowingly misrepresent a claim, and (3) false claims of U.S. citizenship if inadmissibility would create family separation hardship for the alien (including a self-petitioner under the Violence Against Women Act) or for a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family member.

Authorizes parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence. Places a three-year limit on immigration-related misrepresentations rendering aliens inadmissible. Revises the definition "conviction" for INA purposes.

Authorizes an immigration judge in specified circumstances, including family separation hardship, but with certain exceptions, to decline to order an alien removed, deported, or excluded and terminate related proceedings or grant permission to reapply for admission or for relief from removal.

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Summary:
Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands for a national of a country that is a member or an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) listed in regulations under this Act and who is applying for admission as a nonimmigrant business or pleasure visitor solely for entry into and stay in the United States Virgin Islands for not more than 30 days, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that such waiver does not represent a threat to the welfare or security of the United States or its territories and commonwealths.

Directs the Secretary to suspend the admission of nationals of a country if such admissions have resulted in an unacceptable number of visitors remaining unlawfully in the United States Virgin Islands, unlawfully obtaining entry to other parts of the United States, or seeking withholding of removal or asylum, or that visitors from such country pose a risk to law enforcement or security interests of the United States Virgin Islands or of the United States.

Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the program at any time, on a country-by-country basis, for other good cause.

Provides for the addition of program countries.

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Summary:
Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2015 or the STAPLE Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have a U.S. STEM Ph.D. and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such an education.

stopping trained america leaving economy act staple act amends immigration nationality act exempt direct numerical limitations aliens earned degree science technology engineering mathematics stem institution higher education offer employment employer field related degree h-1b visa specialty occupation numerical limitations aliens stem respect petitioning employer requires education


Summary:
Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2015 or the SAFE for America Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.

security fairness enhancement america act safe america act amends immigration nationality act eliminate diversity immigrant program


Summary:
Accountability in Immigration Detention Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that persons detained pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act are treated in compliance with specified requirements regarding: (1) humane treatment, (2) detention facility standards, (3) solitary confinement limitations, (4) telephone access, (5) facility location, (6) investigation of grievances, (7) transfers, (8) language and translation services, (9) recreational programs and voluntary work, (10) medical care, (11) vulnerable populations, and (12) legal access.

Directs the Secretary to establish nationwide alternatives to detention programs that incorporate case management services in each DHS field office to ensure appearances at immigration proceedings and public safety.

States that the number of detention beds maintained shall be determined by the Secretary and shall be based solely on detention needs.

Expresses the sense of Congress that appropriations Acts shall not mandate maintenance of a minimum number of detention beds.

Requires that all detention facilities be inspected by the Secretary on an annual basis and by an independent (third party) auditor on a biannual basis.

Directs the Secretary to impose meaningful financial penalties upon facilities that fail to comply with applicable detention standards.

accountability immigration detention act directs secretary homeland_security dhs ensure persons detained pursuant immigration_and_nationality_act treated compliance specified requirements humane treatment detention facility standards solitary confinement limitations telephone access facility location investigation grievances transfers language translation services recreational programs voluntary work medical care vulnerable populations legal access directs secretary establish nationwide alternatives detention programs incorporate case management services dhs field office ensure appearances immigration proceedings public safety states number detention beds maintained shall determined secretary shall based solely detention needs expresses sense congress appropriations acts shall mandate maintenance minimum number detention beds requires detention facilities inspected secretary annual basis independent party auditor biannual basis directs secretary impose meaningful financial penalties facilities fail comply applicable detention standards


Summary: This bill amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to delay or deny an individual's initial eligibility for Medicaid benefits without providing a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence of a satisfactory immigration status or pending official verification of such status. A state that elects to provide a reasonable period for an individual to provide such evidence may not receive payment for amounts expended on the individual's medical assistance during that period.

bill amends titles xix medicaid social security act allow state delay deny individual initial eligibility medicaid benefits providing reasonable opportunity submit evidence satisfactory immigration status pending official verification status state elects provide reasonable period individual provide evidence receive payment amounts expended individual medical assistance period


Summary:
Opportunity for Military Academies and Readiness Act

Authorizes an alien who possesses an employment authorization document issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy of the Department of Homeland Security and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for admission to a military service academy, other than U.S. citizenship, to be appointed to and to attend such academy and, upon graduation, to be appointed as a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces.

authorizes alien possesses employment authorization document issued united_states_citizenship_and_immigration_services deferred_action_for_childhood_arrivals policy department_of_homeland_security satisfies requirements admission military service academy citizenship appointed attend academy graduation appointed commissioned officer armed_forces


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to an alien who has been granted deferred action from removal in any taxable year in which such alien was not lawfully present in the United States or not authorized to work. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide the Internal Revenue Service with information on social security account numbers granted to aliens under the deferred action from removal program.

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Summary:
Stop Birth Tourism Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a consular officer or the Secretary of State to require that a nonimmigrant B-visa alien (temporary tourist or business visitor) provide a certification from a health care provider that the alien is not pregnant, or, if the alien is pregnant, regarding the status of the pregnancy.

Such an alien who is pregnant and likely to give birth in the United States is inadmissible.

stop birth tourism act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act authorize consular officer secretary state require nonimmigrant visa alien temporary tourist business visitor provide certification health care provider alien pregnant alien pregnant status pregnancy alien pregnant likely birth united_states inadmissible


Summary:
Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2015

Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts to provide non-federal housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.

communities choices act amends william wilberforce trafficking victims protection reauthorization act require consultation state local elected officials public hearing awarding grants contracts provide non federal housing facilities unaccompanied alien children


Summary:
Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act

Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

act barn act revises h-2a nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program including respect agricultural labor services application requirements wages period authorized nonimmigrant status housing legal assistance violations


Summary:
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015

Makes 3,000 immigrant visas available in FY2016-FY2018 for individuals who were born in Tibet and have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.

Considers an individual to be a native of Tibet if such individual was born in Tibet or is the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an individual born in Tibet.

 Provides derivative status for accompanying/following spouses and children.

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Summary:
Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account.

Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account).

Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions.

Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.

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Summary:
Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions.

Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens who enter the United States without an approved Electronic System for Travel Authorization verification, and (2) a description of any improvements needed to minimize the number of aliens who enter the United States without such verification.

 Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in evaluating visa waiver program countries, should prioritize the reviews of countries in which circumstances indicate that such review is necessary or desirable.

visa_waiver_program_enhanced_security reform_act amends immigration nationality act visa waiver program authorize secretary homeland_security designate country program country adjust visa refusal rate criteria including addition maximum overstay rate revise probationary termination provisions directs secretary submit congress evaluation security risks aliens enter united_states approved electronic system travel authorization verification description improvements needed minimize number aliens enter united_states verification expresses sense congress secretary evaluating visa waiver program countries prioritize reviews countries circumstances indicate review necessary desirable


Summary: This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a returning H-2B alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the applicable numerical limitation during one of the three preceding fiscal years: (1) shall not again be counted toward such limitation during a fiscal year, but (2) shall be considered a returning worker.

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Summary:
Karl Hoerig Foreign Aid Suspension Act

Prohibits assistance to Brazil until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Brazil has removed the prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis if in the U.S. national interest.

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Summary:
End Immuity for Brazilian Criminals Act

Prohibits the issuance of a visa to a citizen, subject, national, or resident of Brazil until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Brazil has removed the prohibition on extradition of Brazilian nationals to other countries.

Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition on a case-by-case basis if in the U.S. national interest.

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Summary:
Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act

 Requires the Department of Homeland Security to work with the heads of other relevant federal agencies to conduct a review of refugee processing with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with maintaining security.

 Requires the Department of State (Department) to establish overseas refugee English language and work orientation training programs prior to the departure for the United States of refugees who have been approved for U.S. admission.

Permits: (1) refugees (and their spouses and children) to be admitted to the United States as lawful permanent residents, and (2) asylum seekers (and their spouses and children) to be granted lawful permanent residency.

 Requires the Department when setting the amount of reception and placement grants to: (1) adjust the grant amount to account for anticipated initial refugee resettlement needs, and (2) ensure that funding is provided to national resettlement agencies at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should appoint a White House Coordinator on Refugee Protection.

Requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement to make grants to national resettlement agencies to operate a case management system to assist individuals access eligible services, benefits, and assistance provided by the Office, federal, state, or local agencies, and private or nonprofit organizations.

Requires the Office, subject to available appropriations, to provide refugees with a minimum of 12 months' assistance and social services for employment, health, and living expenses.

Authorizes the Office to award grants to community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and resettlement agencies for programs to assist newcomers integrate into U.S. civic life.

Expands eligibility for, and participation in, the refugee matching grant program (federal-private refugee assistance).

Establishes a Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund to meet unanticipated refugee resettlement needs.

Makes SSI (supplemental security income) benefits available to qualified aliens, U-visa aliens (victim of criminal activity), or certain T-visa aliens (victims of trafficking in persons) who were ineligible for such benefits because of their failure to acquire citizenship within seven years.

Makes a child who has been granted special immigrant status as a victim of criminal activity (U-visa) eligible for specified refugee benefits.

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Summary:
Immigration Slush Fund Elimination Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide that the following fees shall be miscellaneous receipts to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury:

 asylum fees, nonimmigrant nurse fees, employer fees, additional employer fees, Department of State and Department of Homeland Security fraud prevention and detection fees, visa waiver program fees, temporary protected status fees, adjustment of status fees, administrative fines and penalties, the genealogy fee, the premium fee for employment-based petitions and applications, biometric entry and data system fees, and nonimmigrant foreign student fees. Authority for the visa waiver program travel promotion fee is extended through September 30, 2015.

 Fee disposition provisions are revised.

Fee revenues in all of the accounts under section 286 of INA, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury on the effective date provided for by this Act.

All of the accounts authorized under such section (including the Immigration User Fee Account and the Land Border Inspection Account), as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be terminated on such date.

immigration fund elimination act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act ina provide following fees shall miscellaneous receipts deposited general fund treasury asylum fees nonimmigrant nurse fees employer fees additional employer fees department_of_state department_of_homeland_security fraud prevention detection fees visa waiver program fees temporary protected status fees adjustment status fees administrative fines penalties fee premium fee employment based petitions applications biometric entry data system fees nonimmigrant foreign student fees authority visa waiver program travel promotion fee extended september fee disposition provisions revised fee revenues accounts section ina day date enactment act shall transferred general fund treasury effective date provided act accounts authorized section including immigration user fee account day date enactment act shall terminated date


Summary:
Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs.

Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.

Requires the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.

requires government_accountability_office study effectiveness office_of_refugee_resettlement domestic refugee resettlement programs requires office ensure refugee assistance provided qualifying refugees secondary migrants report congress states experiencing departures arrivals secondary migration expand office data analysis collection sharing activities include data mental physical medical cases housing needs refugee employment requires department_of_state department_of_health_and_human_services provide refugee resettlement guidance appropriate national state local entities


Summary:
Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense.

 Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security.

An alien convicted of a first offense may not be admitted to the United States for 5 years or granted a visa for 10 years.

 An alien convicted of a subsequent offense may not be admitted to the United States at all or granted a visa.

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Summary:
Adoptive Family Relief Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded if:

 the child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents.

adoptive family relief act bill amends immigration_and_nationality_act declare immigrant visa issued march child lawfully adopted coming united_states adopted citizen statutory immigrant visa fees relating renewal replacement visa waived refunded child unable use original immigrant visa period validity direct result extraordinary circumstances including denial exit permit inability attributable factors control adopting parent parents


Summary:
Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes.

The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, then DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.

DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.

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Summary:
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2015 or the CLEAR Act of 2015

States that: (1) state and local law enforcement personnel, in the course of their routine duties, have the inherent authority to investigate, apprehend, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detention centers) in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws; and (2) effective two years after enactment of this Act, a state that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice prohibiting such law enforcement assistance shall not receive certain federal incarceration assistance.

Provides for the listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database.

Directs states and localities to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with specified information about apprehended aliens who are believed to be in violation of U.S. immigration laws. Provides federal reimbursement for related state and local costs. (States that such provision shall not require state or local enforcement officials to provide DHS with information related to a victim of a crime or witness to a criminal offense.)

Directs DHS to make grants to states and political subdivisions that enforce immigration laws in the course of their routine law enforcement duties for special equipment and facilities related to arresting, detaining, or transporting illegal aliens.

Directs DHS to: (1) construct or acquire 20 additional detention facilities for aliens detained pending removal (or a decision on removal), and (2) consider the transfer of military installations under base closure laws for such purposes.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding illegal aliens apprehended by state or local authorities to provide for: (1) federal custody upon state or local request, and (2) state or local compensation for related incarceration and transportation costs.

Directs the Department of Justice or DHS to ensure that the detention of an alien subject to removal is in an adequate state or local prison, detention center, or other comparable facility prior to his or her removal examination.

Directs DHS to establish immigration-related training for state and local personnel.

Provides: (1) personal liability immunity to the same extent as corresponding federal immunity for state or local personnel enforcing immigration laws within the scope of their duties under this Act, and (2) civil rights money damage immunity for state or local agencies enforcing immigration laws unless their personnel violated criminal law in such enforcement.

Continues the institutional removal program, which shall be expanded to all states.

Authorizes state or local detention of an illegal alien after completion of such alien's prison sentence for: (1) up to 14 days to facilitate federal transfer, or (2) until transfer to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2016 and subsequent fiscal years for the state criminal alien assistance program.

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Summary:
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

Prohibits a state or local government from receiving federal financial assistance for a minimum of one year if it restricts or prohibits a government entity or official from: (1) sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status.

Restores assistance eligibility upon a Department of Justice (DOJ) determination that the jurisdiction no longer restricts or prohibits such actions.

Directs DOJ to report each year to Congress regarding state or local jurisdictions that restrict or prohibit such actions.

mobilizing sanctuary cities act prohibits state local government receiving federal financial assistance minimum year restricts prohibits government entity official sending receiving responsible federal immigration agency information individual citizenship immigration status maintaining exchanging information individual status restores assistance eligibility department_of_justice doj determination jurisdiction longer restricts prohibits actions directs doj report year congress state local jurisdictions restrict prohibit actions


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act

(Sec. 2) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make a state or local subdivision ineligible for state criminal alien assistance program funding if it: (1) has in effect any law, policy, or procedure prohibiting or restricting communication with the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other government entity regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or (2) prohibits state or local law enforcement officials from gathering information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status.

(Sec. 3) Withholds specified Department of Justice funds (for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, the Community-Oriented Policing Services program, and the Byrne JAG program) under parts Q and E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 from such states or local subdivisions.

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Summary:
Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 or Kate's Law

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

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Summary:
Notario Victim Relief Act

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if the basis of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative.

amends immigration nationality act eliminate time limit filing motion reopen removal proceeding basis motion fraud negligence misrepresentation extortion attempted promised actual practice law authorization representative


Summary:
Sanctuary City All Funding Elimination Act of 2015 or the SAFE Act of 2015

This bill prohibits a state or local government from receiving federal financial assistance if it restricts or prohibits a government entity or official from: (1) sending to or receiving from the responsible federal immigration agency information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status.

 The prohibition shall be lifted when a state or local government submits a comprehensive plan to no longer restrict or prohibit such actions.

sanctuary city funding elimination act safe act bill prohibits state local government receiving federal financial assistance restricts prohibits government entity official sending receiving responsible federal immigration agency information individual citizenship immigration status maintaining exchanging information individual status prohibition shall lifted state local government submits comprehensive plan longer restrict prohibit actions


Summary:
Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to any alien individual who is in an unlawful immigration status at any point during the taxable year.

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Summary:
Arrest Statistics Reporting Act of 2015

This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to publish annually and make publicly available a report that includes for each person arrested during the preceding year, and for whom a request was submitted to the Law Enforcement Support Center or any potential matches forwarded under the information sharing program between the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, the following information:

 the person's nationality and immigration status, and the offense for which the person was arrested. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall:

 revise the Uniform Crime Reports to require that each arrest report shall include such published arrest information, and publish a summary of the data which shall include a table containing the National Crime Information Center offense codes and the corresponding occurrences for each nationality and immigration status category.

arrest statistics reporting act bill requires publish annually publicly available report includes person arrested preceding year request submitted law enforcement support center potential matches forwarded information sharing program department_of_justice department_of_homeland_security following information person nationality immigration status offense person arrested federal_bureau_of_investigation shall revise uniform_crime_reports require arrest report shall include published arrest information publish summary data shall include table containing national_crime_information_center offense codes corresponding occurrences nationality immigration status category


Summary:
Kerrie Orozco Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that the following persons may be naturalized upon compliance with all naturalization requirements, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required:

 a person who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder; and in the case of such a surviving spouse, the person was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of the citizen spouse's death. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship at the time of death to a person who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States, died as a result of injury or disease incurred or aggravated while serving as a first responder.

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Summary:
Safer DC Act of 2015

This bill requires the District of Columbia, upon an individual's arrest, to give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information necessary to determine the individual's citizenship and immigration status, including name, aliases, and fingerprints.

Upon receiving this information DHS shall:

 issue a detainer requiring the District to detain the alien for up to 48 hours after the conclusion of any criminal or other legal proceeding under District law, or after completion of any term of imprisonment to which the alien may be sentenced under District law; and take the alien into custody upon release from District custody. Upon receipt of a DHS detainer the District shall hold an arrested alien for up to 48 hours: (1) following conclusion of the District's charging or dismissal proceeding, or (2) after the alien has completed the his or her sentence.

 If DHS fails to issue a detainer, no DHS political appointee may perform certain functions until the alien in question has been taken into custody.

Any District officer, acting in his or her official capacity, who knowingly violates the notification or detention requirements under this Act shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such violation.

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Summary:
New American Success Act of 2015

 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to promote the civic, linguistic, and economic integration of immigrants and their young children into the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall award Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance grants to units of local government, community-based organizations, or public or private nonprofit organizations that provide direct assistance to immigrants to the United States.

Such grants shall be available for 10 fiscal years beginning with FY2018.

Assistance shall be available to a non-citizen who is seeking: (1) permanent residency or naturalization, or (2) relief from removal in order to remain lawfully in the United States.

 DHS may make grants on a competitive basis to state or local governments to improve the economic, linguistic, and civic integration of immigrants and their children. Such grants shall be available for 10 fiscal years beginning with FY2018.

The bill establishes in the Treasury the Integration Success Fund.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to revise the waiver of the English language naturalization requirement for senior individuals.

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Summary:
Restore the Oath of Allegiance Act

This bill requires that the naturalization oath of allegiance be the same formulation, subject to the same potential omissions or alterations, as the formulation of the oath administered on July 20, 2015.

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Summary:
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015

This bill prohibits the admission of refugees into the United States until Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to resume admitting refugees.

Requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on refugees who received benefits under any of the following programs:

 Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program), and section 8 rental assistance.

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