,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide that the      
,united ,states district court for the  
,district of ,columbia shall have       
exclusive jurisdiction over actions     
arising under the immigration laws1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,jurisdiction  
over cases arising under the immigration
 laws  7a7 ,in ,general ,chapter #he of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #acgj4 ,jurisdiction over   
cases arising under the immigration laws
  7a7 ,notwithstanding any other        
provision of law1 the district court for
 the ,district of ,columbia shall have  
exclusive jurisdiction over--  7#a7 any 
case arising under the immigration laws 
7as such term is defined in section #aja

 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq4772 or  
7#b7 any claim brought by any foreign   
national challenging an order of removal
 from the ,united ,states or any other  
action authorized under the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act4  4  7b7 ,table  
of sections ,the table of sections at   
the beginning of chapter #hd of title   
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#acgj4 ,jurisdiction over cases arising 
under the immigration laws4  4