Mr. Speaker. today I am Introducing a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to elimlnate the limits relating to cancelialions of removal and suspensions of deportation. The new immigration law requires individuals applying for suspension of deportatinnow changed to cancellation of removal4o establish good moral character. 10 years of continuous presence in the United States. and exceptional and extreme hardship to a spouse or child who Is either a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident It also established that the Attorney General may not cancel the removat and adjust the status and suspend the deportation of a total of more than 4.000 aliens in any fiscal year. The Executive Office for Immigration Review [EOIR has announced that Immigration judges have already granted 4.000 applications in the current fiscal year and ordered Immigration judges to discontinue approving more suspension of deportation cases. Many eligible appflcents. Including refugees. will now be deprived of a way to legalize their status. We must take action to correct this situation as soon as Possible. The original intention of this section of the law was never to arbitrarily deny this form of relief to eligible people.
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