Notario Victim Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-2289
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Immigration status and procedures

Lawyers and legal services
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Notario Victim Relief Act</strong> </p> <p>This bill eliminates the time limit for an alien to file a motion to reopen removal proceedings where the alien's motion seeks relief based on allegations of certain misdeeds by a representative or a person claiming to be a representative, specifically (1) fraud; (2) negligence; (3) misrepresentation; or (4) extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, such representative. </p> <p>Currently, motions to reopen must be filed within 90 days of the entry of a final order of removal, with certain exceptions.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2289 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2019 Mr. Veasey (for himself, Ms. Escobar , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Soto , Mr. Correa , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Norton , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Velázquez , and Mr. McGovern ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if the basis of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Notario Victim Relief Act . 2. Elimination of time limit on motions to reopen in certain cases Section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7)(C) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (v) Fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative There is no time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen if the basis of the motion is to apply for relief due to fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 1292.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, or a person who claimed to be such a representative, and the alien establishes such fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, such a representative (or person) by a preponderance of evidence. .