I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALIEN REPATRIATION. 
Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ENSURING RETURN OF REMOVED ALIENS.— 
‘‘(1) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NA-
TIONALS OF COUNTRIES DENYING OR DELAYING AC-
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CEPTING ALIEN.—On being notified by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security that the government of a for-
eign country denies or unreasonably delays accepting 
an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resi-
dent of that country after the Secretary of Home-
land Security asks whether the government will ac-
cept the alien under this section, the Secretary of 
State shall order consular officers in that foreign 
country to discontinue granting immigrant visas or 
nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, 
nationals, and residents of that country until the 
Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Sec-
retary of State that the country has accepted the 
alien. 
‘‘(2) DENYING
ADMISSION
TO
FOREIGN
GOV-
ERNMENT
OFFICIALS
OF
COUNTRIES
DENYING 
ALIEN RETURN.—If the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity determines that the government of a foreign 
country denies or unreasonably delays accepting an 
alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident 
of that country after the alien has been ordered re-
moved, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, may deny ad-
mission to any citizen, subject, national, or resident 
of that country who is seeking or has received a non-
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immigrant visa pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and 
(G) of section 101(a)(15). 
‘‘(3) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 
2011, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress 
a report that— 
‘‘(A) lists all the countries which refuse or 
unreasonably delay repatriation; and 
‘‘(B) includes the total number of aliens 
who were refused repatriation, disaggregated 
by— 
‘‘(i) country; 
‘‘(ii) detention status; and 
‘‘(iii) criminal status.’’. 
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