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Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000

Introduced: May 2, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 9, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 2, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
May 2, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien orphan who is physically present in the United States and under 12 years old.

Provides for deferred enforced departure (and stay of removal if applicable) of an alien who is the natural and legal parent of a U.S.-born child under 18 years old.

What's happening now May 9, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 27, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4359: Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4359/
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"H.R. 4359: Alien Child Protection and Deferred Enforced Departure Family Unity Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4359/.
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H.R. 4359, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4359/.
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