Sec. 608. Extension of time limit to permit rescission of permanent resident status
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Section 246 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1256(a) ) is amended— in subsection
(a)by— inserting
(1)after
(a); striking within five years and inserting within 10 years ; striking Attorney General each place that term appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and adding at the end the following: In any removal proceeding involving an alien whose status has been rescinded under this subsection, the determination by the Secretary that the alien was not eligible for adjustment of status is not subject to review or reconsideration during such proceedings. . by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c); and by inserting new subsection
(b)to read as follows: Nothing in subsection
(a)shall require the Secretary of Homeland Security to rescind the alien’s status prior to commencement of proceedings to remove the alien under section 240 of the Act. The Secretary of Homeland Security may commence removal proceedings at any time against any alien who is removable, including those aliens who adjusted status under section 245 or 249 of the Act or any other provision of law to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. This section of the Act contains no statute of limitations with respect to commencement of removal proceedings under section 240. An order of removal issued by an immigration judge shall be sufficient to rescind the alien’s status. .
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Sec. 608
Extension of time limit to permit rescission of permanent resident status
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