Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act

This bill would change federal immigration law for noncitizens who serve or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and for their families. It would let people who served honorably in a military contingency operation apply for citizenship under the rules for wartime service, and it would change a service-time requirement in another military citizenship rule from six months to one year. It would exempt certain spouses and children of noncitizen service members from annual visa limits. It would also let the Department of Homeland Security grant permanent residence to certain relatives of honorably serving members, including for 2 years after a service-related death. Finally, it would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve starting deportation cases against honorably serving members and veterans, and it would bar their removal through certain fast-track processes.

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Sponsors

• Mike Thompson Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors