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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5145 (Introduced in House) — To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender... · Sec. 11

Sec. 11. Prohibition on Removal of Survivors of Violence

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Section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An individual described in paragraph
(2)shall not be removed from the United States under this section or any other provision of law until the date on which there is a final denial of the individual’s application for status, after the exhaustion of administrative or judicial review. An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who— has a pending petition for special immigrant juvenile status under subparagraph
(J)of section 101(a)(27); has an approved petition for special immigrant juvenile status under subparagraph
(J)of section 101(a)(27) and has not yet adjusted status to that of a lawful permanent resident; is a VAWA self-petitioner (as defined in section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51) )); or qualifies for relief under subparagraph
(T)or
(U)of section 101(a)(15)(T), section 240A(b)(2), or section 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 31, 1997). .
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