HR 7946 would grant current active military members who are non-citizens, as well as deported veterans, a chance to regulate their immigration status.
A bill passed by the House of Representatives would offer active military members and veterans that are non-citizens a pathway toward citizenship, as well as a second chance to veterans who have been deported.was approved by the House by a 220-208 vote, with only three Republican congress members joining Democrats in favor of the bill. It is expected to be voted on the Senate floor before Jan. 2, 2023.
Additionally, it would offer non-citizen veterans who have been deported or are pending deportation under a court order, and who have not been convicted of felonies, the opportunity to apply for and obtain lawful permanent residence in the United States.In 2016, Gallego first introduced legislation that would allow deported veterans who had not committed serious crimes a path to return to the United States. That bill never left the House floor.
“This bill benefits the veterans that have been deported and especially for veterans that have don't have any serious criminal records allows them a process creates a process for them to come back into the United States,” Gallego said. “Once they are back here, then we put them on a process for them to become legal, permanent residents and eventually citizens."
Arizonan Alejandro Murillo, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1996 to 2000, was one of those veterans given a second chance after being deported to Mexico in 2011 due to a drug possession conviction. “Since Joe Biden was campaigning, he promised to review the cases of deported veterans one by one in order to return them to the United States and I think he is complying,” said Murillo. “This bill does not signify a victory yet, but we will continue pushing for it to be approved in the Senate, we are very hopeful that it will pass."
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