INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5648
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-27
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Citizenship and naturalization

Immigration status and procedures

Judicial review and appeals

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal judicial code to specify that the U.S. Supreme Court and immigration courts are the only courts that have jurisdiction over (and in which a claimant has standing to raise) issues regarding immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any other related matter involving a claimed legal right to enter or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made pursuant to immigrations laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5648 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2018 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Supreme Court original jurisdiction over certain immigration actions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018 . 2. Supreme Court jurisdiction over certain immigration actions Section 1251 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) The Supreme Court and any immigration court, established under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act) are the only courts that shall have jurisdiction and in which a claimant shall have standing to raise issues of immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any other related matter or case involving a claimed legal right to enter or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made pursuant thereto. .