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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 3599 (Introduced in House) — To reform the immigration laws. · Sec. 1603

Sec. 1603. Screening and processing in Western hemisphere

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There shall be established not less than 5 facilities in the Western hemisphere that shall offer asylum pre-screening and family reunification services. Of the facilities established under subsection (a)— at least one of these shall be located in South America, south of the Darien Province in Panama; at least one shall be located in Mexico; at least one shall be located in Central America; and at least one shall be located in a country that participates in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.
The facilities established under this section shall offer the following: Asylum officers shall offer asylum pre-screenings, which may be conducted virtually. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop an external family reunification process for unmarried sons and daughters under the age of 21 seeking to be reunited with any parent with legal status in the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that consultations are provided to aliens seeking to apply for legal work visas and assess other legal pathways to citizenship.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall ensure individuals are provided with regional economic opportunities in areas in close proximity to the facilities established under this section. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall— initiate a Dominican Republic Family Reunification Program to process applications for parole for certain vetted individuals with already approved form I–130 petition for alien relative to be considered upon invitation, for parole, on a case by case basis, while they wait for their immigration visa; and prioritize applications described in paragraph
(1)in the order in which they were received by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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