Immigration Relief for US Citizen Families: Preventing Separation
This act aims to make it easier for spouses and children of U.S. citizens facing deportation to remain in the country. It grants officials more flexibility in decision-making to prevent family separation, presuming separation constitutes hardship. This also extends to widows and orphans of deceased U.S. citizens.
Key points
Immigration officials can now terminate removal proceedings or grant permission to reapply for admission for spouses and children of U.S. citizens.
These decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, with a presumption that family separation constitutes hardship.
The act also covers widows and children of deceased U.S. citizens, allowing them to seek relief within two years of the citizen's death.
Previously denied applications can be reconsidered if the new rules would have favored them, with a two-year window to file such motions.
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