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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1380 

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration 

law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 18, 2011 

Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. DEMINT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of 

Federal immigration law, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hinder the Adminis5 tration’s Legalization Temptation Act’’ or the ‘‘HALT 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN 

8 LAWS. 

9 (a) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS UNLAW10 FULLY PRESENT.—Notwithstanding clause (v) of section 


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1 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

2 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)), the Attorney General may not 

3 waive the application of clause (i) of such section during 

4 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

5 Act and ending on January 21, 2013. 

6 (b) PAROLE.—Notwithstanding section 212(d)(5)(A) 

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

8 1182(d)(5)(A)), the Attorney General may not exercise 

9 the discretionary authority conferred under such section 

10 during the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

11 of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, except to 

12 parole an alien into the United States— 

13 (1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 

14 at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 

15 local law enforcement agency; 

16 (2) for any other significant law enforcement or 

17 national security purpose; or 

18 (3) for a humanitarian purpose if the life of the 

19 alien is imminently threatened. 

20 (c) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT

21 OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NONPERMANENT RESI22 DENTS.—Notwithstanding section 240A(b)(1) of the Im23 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)), the 

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1 ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and end2 ing on January 21, 2013. 

3 (d) DESIGNATION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED

4 STATUS.— 

5 (1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided under 

6 paragraph (2), no foreign state may be designated 

7 or redesignated under section 244(b) of the Immi8 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) 

9 during the period beginning on the date of the en10 actment of this Act and ending on January 21, 

11 2013. 

12 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The limitation 

13 under paragraph (1) may not be construed to affect 

14 any extension of a designation made before the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act under section 

16 244(b)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality 

17 Act. 

18 (e) DEFINITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN.— 

19 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 274A(h)(3) of the 

20 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

21 1324a(h)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘, or by the At22 torney General’’. 

23 (2) SUNSET PROVISION.—The amendment 

24 made by paragraph (1) shall be effective during the 


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1 period beginning on the date of the enactment of 

2 this Act and ending on January 21, 2013. 

3 (f) DEFERRED ACTION; EXTENDED VOLUNTARY DE4 PARTURE.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 

5 grant deferred action or extended voluntary departure to 

6 any alien during the period beginning on the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, 

8 except to maintain the alien in the United States— 

9 (1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 

10 at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 

11 local law enforcement agency; 

12 (2) for any other significant law enforcement or 

13 national security purpose; or 

14 (3) for a humanitarian purpose if the life of the 

15 alien is imminently threatened. 

16 (g) REGULATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 

18 on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 

19 on January 21, 2013, the following provisions of 

20 title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, are suspended: 

21 (A) Section 274a.12(a)(11). 

22 (B) Section 274a.12(c)(11). 

23 (C) Section 274a.12(c)(14). 

24 (D) Section 274a.12(c)(16). 

25 (E) Section 274a.12(c)(18). 


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1 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in paragraph 

2 (1) to a section of the Code of Federal Regulations 

3 shall be construed to be a reference to that section 

4 and any successor section. 

5 (h) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.—Any im6 migration benefit granted during the period beginning on 

7 July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act under any authority suspended under sub9 section (b), (e), (f), or (g) is revoked as of the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act. 

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