H.R. 9787

Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act

Sponsor: Kimberlyn King-Hinds · 0 cosponsors

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Sec. 4. Unlawful presence

Section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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(VI) Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker. Clause (i) shall not apply to an alien who—

(aa) was admitted as a Commonwealth Only Transitional Worker prior to the fiscal year 2020;

(bb) has been unlawfully present in the United States for a period of less than 5 years prior to the date of the enactment of the ‘Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act’;

(cc) has continuously resided in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands beginning in fiscal year 2020 through the date of filing of a petition for classification as a Commonwealth Only Worker under section 6(d) of Public Law 94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(d)), as amended by section 2 of the ‘Northern Mariana Islands Labor Stabilization Act’; and

(dd) seeks admission to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to an approved petition described in item (cc).