1、Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20681Updated October 5, 2000Mandatory Deportation of Criminal Aliens:Proposed Relief for Long-Term Residents(name redacted)Legislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummarySeveral b
2、ills introduced during the 106th Congress would ease restrictions that denyaliens with criminal records a chance to have their ties to the U.S. considered beforebeing deported. One of these bills, H.R. 5062, passed the House September 19, 2000.Since the 1980s, Congress has made discretionary relief
3、from deportationincreasingly unavailable to aliens who have engaged in serious criminal conduct. In1996, however, Congress broadened the automatic disqualification from relief to covera much wider range of criminal activity than had been covered before. Furthermore, theexpanded disqualification now
4、covers previously non-disqualifying activities thatoccurred before the 1996 changes were enacted.Generally, the proposals pending before Congress would ease current reliefrestrictions without restoring pre-1996 standards in full. Some would apply theirstandards to long-term residents who were denied
