Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act or the HALT Act - Suspends until January 21, 2013, authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act for: (1) waiver of inadmissibility of aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain non-permanent residents; (3) temporary parole into the United States, except for parole entries for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes; and (4) designation of a country for temporary protected status.
Revises, until January 21, 2013, the definition of "unauthorized alien" (for purposes of the unauthorized employment of aliens) to eliminate the exclusion from such definition of an alien authorized to work by the Attorney General (DOJ).
Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting deferred action or extended voluntary departure to any alien until January 21, 2013, except for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes.
Suspends specified regulations concerning employment of aliens until January 21, 2013.
Revokes, as of the date of enactment of this Act, any immigration benefit granted during the period beginning on July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act under any authority suspended by this Act with respect to: (1) parole authority, (2) the definition of an unauthorized alien, (3) deferred action or extended voluntary departure, or (4) such specified regulations.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2497 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2497
To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal
immigration law, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 2011
Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Akin, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Jones, Mr. Womack, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr.
Buchanan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr.
Coffman of Colorado, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Carter, and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal
immigration law, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as--
(1) the ``Hinder the Administration's Legalization
Temptation Act''; or
(2) the ``HALT Act''.
SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN LAWS.
(a) Waiver of Inadmissibility of Aliens Unlawfully Present.--
Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(v)) is suspended during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013.
(b) Parole.--Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is suspended during the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on
January 21, 2013, except to the extent that the discretionary authority
conferred under such section is exercised for the purpose of paroling
an alien into the United States--
(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness at trial,
upon the request of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
agency;
(2) for any other significant law enforcement or national
security purpose; or
(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life of the alien
is imminently threatened.
(c) Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status for Certain
Nonpermanent Residents.--Section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is suspended during the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on
January 21, 2013.
(d) Designation for Temporary Protected Status.--No foreign state
may be designated or re-designated under section 244(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) during the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on
January 21, 2013. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to
affect any extension of a designation under paragraph (3)(C) of such
section, if the designation was made prior to the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(e) Definition of Unauthorized Alien.--Section 274A(h)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is deemed
amended during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, by striking ``, or by the
Attorney General''.
(f) Deferred Action; Extended Voluntary Departure.--The Secretary
of Homeland Security may not grant deferred action or extended
voluntary departure to any alien during the period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013,
except to the extent that such grant authority is exercised for the
purpose of maintaining the alien in United States--
(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness at trial,
upon the request of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
agency;
(2) for any other significant law enforcement or national
security purpose; or
(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life of the alien
is imminently threatened.
(g) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions of title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations, are suspended during the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
on January 21, 2013:
(A) Section 274a.12(a)(11).
(B) Section 274a.12(c)(11).
(C) Section 274a.12(c)(14).
(D) Section 274a.12(c)(16).
(E) Section 274a.12(c)(18).
(2) References.--Any reference in paragraph (1) to a
section of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be construed
to be a reference to that section and any successor section.
(h) Treatment of Certain Benefits.--In the case of any immigration
benefit granted during the period beginning on July 12, 2011, and
ending on the date of the enactment of this Act under any authority
suspended under subsection (b), (e), (f), or (g), the benefit is
revoked as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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