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S.4243 - Protect Children of Immigrant Workers Act116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Introduced 07/21/2020)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 07/21/2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4354-4355)  (All Actions)

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Introduced in Senate (07/21/2020)

Protect Children of Immigrant Workers Act

This bill provides protections for an alien minor whose parent is the principal beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant petition.

Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall not detain or remove such a minor. The minor shall be eligible for nonimmigrant status, either dependent on the parent's status or otherwise, until a decision has been made on the minor's application for lawful permanent resident status.

Such a minor shall also qualify as a derivative beneficiary child for immigrant visa purposes starting from the approval of the parent's employment-based immigration petition until a decision has been made on the minor's application for permanent resident status, even if the parent is deceased.

These protections shall not apply if DHS determines that the minor poses a threat to public safety or national security.