Relief remains discretionary. Relief remains discretionary. In addition, the new law changes voluntary departure. Grants are limited to 60 days and if the alien fails to depart he or she will be ineligible for specified relief for 10 years and will be subject to civil penalties. The new law requires detention and removal of alien within 90 days of a final order of removal.
Detention is mandatory during the removal period.
Grounds of inadmissibility Immigrants must now show that they have been vaccinated against certain diseases and health care workers must present credentials verifying the aliens training, licensing and experience as well as competency in English. The new bill also stresses border control. It increases the number of agents at the border by 1,000 in each of the next fiscal years. It also appropriates money for fencing and barriers along the borders. The attorney general will establish a system of automated entry exit control that will allow for the identification of immigrants who stay beyond their period of authorized stay.