Lets certain Southeast Asian nationals avoid deportation and reopen past immigration cases.
This bill would stop the government from deporting certain people from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam who have lived in the U.S. for a long time. It would also let them reopen old immigration cases and get work permits. Currently, many of these individuals face removal orders, even some who initially arrived as refugees when they were children.
Today, about 15,000 long-term residents from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, many of whom initially arrived as refugees when they were children, live with final orders of removal and face potential deportation. Some pre-1995 Vietnamese refugees, previously protected, are now also at risk due to a 2020 agreement. If this bill becomes law, these individuals would be protected from detention and removal, would get work permits, and could reopen their past immigration cases. Those outside the U.S. would receive government-funded transportation to return for new proceedings.
HR 7608 · 119th Congress · February 20, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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