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S 1631 116th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for criminal penalties for an alien who stays in the United States after the expiration of the alien's visa. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.

What's happening now May 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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