Key Votes
S Amdt 1250 - Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Stages
Family
- S 1348 - Immigration Act of 2007
- S Amdt 1151 - Declaring English the National Language
- S Amdt 1169 - Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
- S Amdt 1184 - Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
- S Amdt 1202 - Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
- S Amdt 1250 - Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
- S Amdt 1316 - Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
- S Amdt 1333 - Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
- S Amdt 1384 - English as the Common Language
- S Amdt 1150 -
- SB 304 - Redistricting of Election Districts in Carson City, Henderson, Reno and Sparks
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (57-39) - June 6, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
Vote to pass an amendment that would require information from applications on Z visas, which are renewable three year work permits, to be turned over to law enforcement under certain circumstances.
- Requires the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State to provide information on Z visa applications to law enforcement, intelligence, or national security agencies in connection with criminal investigations or civil violations if these agencies request the information (Sec. 604 (b)).
- States that no Federal agency or bureau may use the information on Z visa applications for any purpose other than to make a determination on the application (Sec. 604 (a (1))).
- States that no Federal agency or bureau may use the information on Z visa applications to make a publication that makes individual applicants identifiable (Sec. 604 (a (2))).
- States that no one except sworn officers, employees, or contractors of entities approved by the Department of Homeland Security can examine individual applications (Sec. 604 (a (3))).
- Provides that the restrictions above are no longer applicable if an application has been denied and all methods of appeal have been exhausted (Sec. 604 (c (1))).
- Provides that the restrictions above are not applicable in removal proceedings or criminal or civil cases involving a person who has been approved for Z status if these proceedings concern a violation of law committed or discovered after the approval (Sec. 604 (c (2))).
- Allows information regarding whether or not the applicant has been convicted of a crime to be used for immigration or law enforcement purposes (Sec. 604 (d)).
- Allows information from a Z visa application to be evaluated for fraud, and allows evidence garnered from these evaluations to be used in investigations or prosecutions, or to deny or terminate immigration benefits (Sec. 604 (e)).
- Provides a fine of up to $10,000 for violation of the regulations set forth here (Sec. 604 (g)).
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - May 25, 2007
Title: Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
