S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 3718: SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES THAT DELAY OR PREVENT REPATRIATION OF THEIR NATIONALS
Posted Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:58 pm
- 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.'.
3718
SANCTIONS FOR COUNTRIES THAT DELAY OR PREVENT REPATRIATION OF THEIR NATIONALS