118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2165Nicaragua Political Prisoner Support Act

A bill to provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees.

Immigration
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jun 22, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides various immigration-related benefits to certain Nicaraguan nationals who are in the United States as part of a political prisoner release. Specifically, such individuals shall be eligible to receive (1) certain benefits that are available to admitted refugees, such as resettlement assistance; (2) certain assistance available to refugee children; and (3) a driver's license or identification card. An eligible individual is a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who (1) is a citizen or national of Nicaragua (or an individual with no nationality who had resided in Nicaragua), (2) arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, as part of a political prisoner release...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.