Family Unity Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6242
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Family Unity Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the scope of a statutory prohibition against the judicial review of claims involving the removal of a non-U.S. national (<em>alien</em> under federal law). Currently, a court is barred from reviewing any claim by a non-U.S. national arising from a decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to commence proceedings, adjudicate cases, or execute removal orders against a non-U.S. national. Under this bill, a court is only barred from reviewing a claim by a non-U.S. national challenging a discretionary decision by DOJ to take such actions. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2021 Ms. Tlaib (for herself, Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that limitations on the scope of judicial review of certain removal proceedings apply only in the case of discretionary determinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Unity Act of 2021 . 2. Narrowing of limitations on the scope of judicial review of certain removal actions Section 242(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1252(g) ) is amended by striking or claim by or on behalf of any alien arising from the decision or action and inserting or claim by or on behalf of any alien challenging the discretionary decision or action .