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S 3963 111th Congress Senate

DREAM Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2010 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationCitizenship and naturalization
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Department of Homeland SecurityEducation programs fundingForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMilitary personnel and dependentsStudent aid and college costs
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Nov 18, 2010
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.
Nov 17, 2010
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7976-7978)
Nov 17, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 18, 2010

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 or DREAM Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her 16th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) has been admitted to an institution of higher education (IHE) or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) was under age 30 on the date of this Act's enactment.

Requires aliens to apply for such adjustment of status within one year of being admitted to an IHE or earning a high school or equivalent diploma.

Sets forth conditions for maintaining such status and having its conditional basis removed.

Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to adjust the status of an alien who has met such conditions prior to enactment of this Act to conditional permanent resident status; and (2) such alien to petition the Secretary for permanent resident status at the end of the conditional residence period.

Provides for: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) higher education assistance; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 1751 Related bill American Dream Act
  • HR 6327 Related bill Citizenship and Service Act of 2010
  • HR 6497 Related bill DREAM Act of 2010
  • S 3827 Related bill DREAM Act of 2010
  • S 3962 Related bill DREAM Act of 2010
  • S 3992 Related bill DREAM Act of 2010
  • S 729 Related bill DREAM Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3963: DREAM Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3963/
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"S. 3963: DREAM Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3963/.
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S. 3963, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3963/.
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[S. 3963: DREAM Act of 2010](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3963/)
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