HR 5853 · 96th Congress · Immigration

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the annual review of immigrant student visas, for the automatic review of such a visa whenever the student is convicted of a criminal offense, and to make a nonimmigrant student who is convicted of a criminal offense subject to deportation.

Introduced 1979-11-09· Sponsored by Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-11-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General: (1) to annually review the status of foreign students in the United States; and (2) to determine whether any such foreign student convicted of a crime in the United States should be deported. Includes within the categories of deportable aliens foreign students convicted of any crime in the United States.…

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