S. 1615 115th Congress Senate

Dream Act of 2017

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

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

Introduced: July 20, 2017 Introduced by: Lindsey Graham Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Immigration Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCitizenship and naturalizationDepartment of Homeland Security

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Elementary and secondary educationForeign laborGovernment information and archivesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary personnel and dependentsPreschool educationState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsUser charges and feesVisas and passports

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 20, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action July 20, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dream Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment; (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry; (3) is not inadmissible on criminal, security, terrorism, or other grounds; (4) has not participated in persecution; (5) has not been convicted of specified federal or state offenses; and (6) has fulfilled specified educational requirements.

DHS shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unless the alien has engaged in conduct that would make the alien ineligible for DACA.

DHS may not: (1) grant conditional permanent resident status without the submission of biometric and background data, and completion of background and medical checks; and (2) disclose or use information provided in applications filed under this bill or in DACA requests for immigration enforcement purposes.

The bill prescribes the conditions under which DHS: (1) may terminate a person's conditional permanent resident status, and (2) shall adjust a person's conditional status to permanent resident status.

The bill: (1) sets forth documentation requirements for establishing DACA eligibility, and (2) repeals the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence.

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