To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to bar the admission, and facilitate the removal, of alien terrorists and their supporters and fundraisers, to secure our borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, to facilitate the removal of illegal aliens and aliens who are criminals or human rights abusers, to reduce visa, document, and employment fraud, to temporarily suspend processing of certain visas and immigration benefits, to reform the legal immigration system, and for other purposes.
Securing America's Future through Enforcement Reform Act of 2003, or the SAFER Act - Sets forth provisions, and amends specified Acts, with respect to: (1) smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens; (2) the border patrol; (3) use of the military along the border; (4) visa screening, including the visa waiver program; (5) tracking aliens present in the United States, including foreign students; (6) removal of alien terrorists, criminals, and human rights violators; (7) document security, including travel and consular documents and social security cards; (8) employment eligibility verification; (9) Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) investigative personnel, (10) expedited exclusion; (11) criminal and civil penalties for improper entry of aliens; (12) voluntary departure; (13) detention facilities; (14) removal proceedings; (15) emergency immigration workload reductions, including temporary suspensions of the visa waiver program, status adjustments, and protected status renewals; (16) naturalization requirements; (17) nationals of state sponsors of terrorism; (18) refugee admissions; (19) extended family and employment preferences; (20) alien status adjustment authority under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (21) the diversity immigrant program; (22) temporary protected status; (23) foreign terrorist organizations; (24) foreign students; (25) INS attorneys; (26) alien proof of identity; and (27) information on foreign crimes.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
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