A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

Bill: 113-s-478
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2013-03-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

Judicial review and appeals

Jurisdiction and venue

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit judicial review of, or the hearing of any claim arising from, visa or document revocation. (Judicial review is currently permitted in a deportation proceeding if such revocation is the sole ground for deportation.) </p> <p> States that this Act shall: (1) take effect on the date of its enactment; (2) apply to all visas issued before, on, or after such date; and (3) apply to any claim pending on, or filed after, such date.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 478 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2013 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Chambliss , and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To clarify that the revocation of an alien’s visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.

1. Judicial review of visa revocation Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) ) is amended by striking There shall be no means of judicial review and all that follows and inserting the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, any other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of such title, no court has jurisdiction to review a revocation under this subsection or to hear any claim arising from such a revocation. . 2. Effective date The amendment made by section 1 shall— (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) apply to all visas issued before, on, or after such date; and (3) apply to any claim pending on, or filed after, the date of the enactment of this Act.