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HR 2052 105th Congress House Immigration Aliens Crime and Law Enforcement Deportation Sentences (Criminal procedure)

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens.

Introduced: June 25, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 25, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to make the cancellation of removal (deportation or exclusion) provisions inapplicable to certain permanent resident aliens who have been convicted of an aggravated felony or felonies and sentenced to at least five years' aggregate imprisonment. (Current law makes such cancellation inapplicable to certain permanent resident aliens convicted of an aggravated felony).

What's happening now July 1, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 10, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2052: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2052/
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"H.R. 2052: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain long-term resident aliens.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2052/.
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H.R. 2052, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2052/.
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