S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 3718: SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES THAT DELAY OR PREVENT REPATRIATION OF THEIR NATIONALS

    Section 243(d) (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows:

    `(d) Discontinuing Granting Visas to Nationals of Countries That Deny or Delay Accepting Aliens- Notwithstanding section 221(c), if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, in consultation with the Secretary of State, that the government of a foreign country denies or unreasonably delays accepting aliens who are citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of that country after the Secretary asks whether the government will accept an alien under this section, or after a determination that the alien is inadmissible under paragraph (6) or (7) of section 212(a), the Secretary of State shall order consular officers in that foreign country to discontinue granting visas, or classes of visas until the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country has accepted the aliens.'.

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SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES THAT DELAY OR PREVENT REPATRIATION OF THEIR NATIONALS