H.R.656: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

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59 (All Democrats)

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DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers to provide immigration law-related services to certain aliens facing removal or at risk of being denied entry into the United States. The services shall be available to an alien who (1) is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, (2) has received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
March 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan. 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 17, 2019

Introduced in the House by J. Luis Correa (D-Calif.)

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