To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify aliens serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or reserve components, when such an alien is applying for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding. DHS shall annotate its records to reflect this service and to allow tracking of the immigration outcomes of such aliens.
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