,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgih ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbj,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to defer removal of nationals of ,haiti during the ,,covid-#ai emergency period1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,haitian ,deportation ,relief ,act4 #b4 ,deferral of removal to ,haiti 7a7 ,in general ,an alien may not be removed during the period described in subsection 7b7 if the alien-- 7#a7 is a national of ,haiti2 7#b7 has been ordered removed at any time before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#c7 is physically present in the ,united ,states on such date of enactment4 7b7 ,period ,the period described in this subsection shall begin on the date of enactment of this ,act and end on the date that is the later of-- 7#a7 the date on which the emergency period described in section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 expires2 or 7#b7 the date on which the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 submits to ,congress a written report assessing the spread of ,,covid-#ai in ,haiti and certifying that-- 7,a7 the emergency in ,haiti with respect to ,,covid-#ai has ended2 7,b7 there is not a risk of community transmission of ,,covid-#ai in ,haiti2 and 7,c7 ,haiti's public health infrastructure is not at risk of being overburdened by patients suspected of having contracted ,,covid-#ai4 7c7 ,alternatives to ,detention program ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall prioritize for alternatives to detention an alien whose removal is deferred pursuant to this ,act1 unless the ,secretary determines that such alien would pose a significant risk to public safety if released into the interior4 7d7 ,,covid-#ai defined ,in this ,act1 the term ,,covid-#ai means ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai4