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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6018 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to a country 

that denies or unreasonably delays accepting the country’s nationals 

upon the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2010 

Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. DENT) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 

to a country that denies or unreasonably delays accepting 

the country’s nationals upon the request of the Secretary 

of Homeland Security. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ALIEN REPATRIATION. 

4 Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(d) ENSURING RETURN OF REMOVED ALIENS.— 

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1 CEPTING ALIEN.—On being notified by the Secretary 

2 of Homeland Security that the government of a for3 eign country denies or unreasonably delays accepting 

4 an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resi5 dent of that country after the Secretary of Home6 land Security asks whether the government will ac7 cept the alien under this section, the Secretary of 

8 State shall order consular officers in that foreign 

9 country to discontinue granting immigrant visas or 

10 nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, 

11 nationals, and residents of that country until the 

12 Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Sec13 retary of State that the country has accepted the 

14 alien. 

15 ‘‘(2) DENYING ADMISSION TO FOREIGN GOV16 ERNMENT OFFICIALS OF COUNTRIES DENYING

17 ALIEN RETURN.—If the Secretary of Homeland Se18 curity determines that the government of a foreign 

19 country denies or unreasonably delays accepting an 

20 alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident 

21 of that country after the alien has been ordered re22 moved, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con23 sultation with the Secretary of State, may deny ad24 mission to any citizen, subject, national, or resident 

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1 immigrant visa pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and 

2 (G) of section 101(a)(15). 

3 ‘‘(3) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

4 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 

5 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 

6 2011, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary 

7 of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress 

8 a report that— 

9 ‘‘(A) lists all the countries which refuse or 

10 unreasonably delay repatriation; and 

11 ‘‘(B) includes the total number of aliens 

12 who were refused repatriation, disaggregated 

13 by— 

14 ‘‘(i) country; 

15 ‘‘(ii) detention status; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) criminal status.’’. 

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