,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,durbin introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect      
children of certain immigrant workers   
from detention and removal and aging out
 of lawful status1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protect ,children  
of ,immigrant ,workers ,act4  #b4       
,protecting children of certain         
immigrant workers from detention and    
removal and aging out of lawful status  
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 subject to      
subsection 7b71 with respect to an      
individual whose parent is the principal
 beneficiary of an approved             
employment-based immigrant worker       
petition filed on a date on which the   
individual was a child 7as defined in   
section #aja7;b7 of the ,immigration and

 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;b77-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security shall not detain1   
refer for removal1 initiate removal     
proceedings against1 or remove the      
individual2 and  7#b7 the individual    
shall-- 7,a7 without regard to immigrant
 intent and on application by the       
individual1 be eligible-- 7i7 to extend 
nonimmigrant dependent status connected 
to the nonimmigrant status of such      
parent until the date on which an       
application for lawful permanent        
resident status filed by the individual 
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 is        
adjudicated2 or  7ii7 to extend or      
change status to an alternative         
nonimmigrant status independent of such 
parent's visa status until the date on  
which an application for lawful         
permanent resident status filed by the  
individual pursuant to that subparagraph
 is adjudicated2 and  7,b7 qualify as a 
derivative beneficiary child for        
immigrant visa purposes beginning on the

 date on which such parent's            
employment-based immigrant worker       
petition is approved and ending on the  
date on which the individual's          
application for lawful permanent        
resident status is adjudicated1         
regardless of whether such parent is    
living or deceased4  7b7 ,applicability 
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to any  
individual who the ,secretary           
determines1 on an individualized basis1 
poses a threat to public safety or      
national security4