Stateless Protection Act: New Rights and Legal Status in the US
This act aims to regularize the status of stateless persons in the United States, ensuring their access to fundamental rights and human dignity. It provides a pathway to legal status, work authorization, and travel documents, significantly improving their daily lives and opportunities. Additionally, the act seeks to prevent future statelessness.
Key points
Stateless individuals in the US can obtain protected status, granting them legal residency and protection from deportation.
Granting protected status automatically leads to lawful permanent residency, opening a path to naturalization after 3 years.
Stateless persons will receive work authorization for at least 5 years and travel documents, facilitating international travel.
The act aims to prevent statelessness, including by facilitating US citizenship for children born abroad or found in the US who are stateless.
Applications for protected status will be processed without fees, and individuals in removal proceedings can request a stay of removal.
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