Sec. 401. Immigration procedural changes
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Section 240(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229(c)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting after the period at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an immigration judge may grant any relief or deferral from removal, including withholding of removal, to any individual who is otherwise eligible for such relief but for a prior criminal conviction, or the commission of or a finding of the commission of other conduct described in section 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(3), if the immigration judge finds such an exercise of discretion appropriate in pursuit of humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. .
Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1228 ) is amended— by striking subsection (b); and by redesignating the first subsection
(c)as subsection (b). Section 241(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(a) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (5); and by redesignating paragraphs
(6)and
(7)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively. Section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b(d) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (1); and by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively. Section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1252 ) is amended by striking subsection (a)(2)(C).
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