Protecting Noncitizen Veterans from Deportation and Facilitating Citizenship.
This act aims to protect noncitizen veterans and their families from deportation and to facilitate their path to U.S. citizenship. It introduces new procedures for identifying veterans in immigration proceedings, establishes an advisory committee, and creates programs to streamline naturalization and allow deported veterans to return, directly impacting their security and stability in the U.S.
Key points
Noncitizen veterans and their families will be identified early in deportation proceedings, and their cases will be referred to a special advisory committee.
Veterans cannot be deported or detained during the committee's review of their case, unless they pose a danger to public safety or national security.
The act establishes a program to help noncitizen veterans and their families obtain lawful permanent resident status and allows deported veterans to return.
Training will be provided for military recruiters and immigration personnel to better support veterans in the naturalization process.
Facilitated citizenship for those serving in the armed forces, including expedited application processing and biometric data collection during recruitment.
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