Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026

This bill would change federal immigration law to remove the 3-year and 10-year bars on returning to the U.S. after unlawful presence and add exceptions and waivers to other bars, including for people who entered as children. It would cut the years of U.S. residence needed for cancellation of removal from 10 to 7, let relatives of U.S. citizens apply for it directly, and bar removal of DACA recipients and people with certain pending petitions or applications. It would require the ICE Director to personally approve removing a parent of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident child under 21, and require reports to Congress on removals and on U.S. citizens who are detained or deported. It would create a federal crime for immigration services fraud, fund state and local grants for fraud hotlines, outreach, and enforcement, and direct the Federal Trade Commission to set rules for immigration consultants.

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Sponsors

• Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors