Sec. 1503. Screening and processing in Western hemisphere
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There may be established up to 3 facilities in the Western hemisphere that shall offer asylum prescreening and family reunification services. If facilities are established under subsection (a), they shall be in geographically diverse locations such as— in South America, south of the Darien Province in Panama; in Central America; or 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. In applying the Cuban Adjustment Act ( Public Law 89–732 ; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note), an alien who was released into the United States under an order of release on recognizance by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on or before January 31, 2023, shall be considered to have been paroled into the United States.
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- Pub. L. 89-732
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