,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbb,mr4   
,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mrs4 
,/eel1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,johnson (        
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,ms4
 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1  
,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 
& ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to halt removal (
 c]ta9 nationals ( ,vietnam1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,honor ,our ,commitm5t ,act
 ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z  
foll[s3  7#a7 ,f ,april to ,septemb]    
#aige1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates conduct$         
,op]ation ,new ,arrival to relocate     
#acj1jjj ,vietnamese refugees to !      
,unit$ ,/ates foll[+ ! end ( ! ,vietnam 
,w>4 ,dur+ ?is "t1 m ?an #ej1jjj        
,vietnamese refugees 7 process$ ?r\gh   
,camp ,p5dleton = resettlem5t 9 s\!rn   

,cali=nia4  7#b7 ,9 ! #d decades s9ce !y
 fl$ ,vietnam z refugees1 ,vietnamese   
,am]icans h wov5 _! /ories into !       
,am]ican fabric4  7#c7 ,! l>ge/         
conc5trations ( ,vietnamese ,am]icans c 
be f\nd 9 ,orange ,c\nty1 ,cali=nia1    
foll[$ by ,san ,jose 7,cali=nia71 ,h\/on
 7,texas71 ,seattle 7,wa%+ton71 ,nor!rn 
,virg9ia1 & ,new ,orleans 7,l\isiana74  
7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,community  
,survey1 #a4d million ,am]icans speak   
,vietnamese at home1 ! f\r?-mo/-common  
language o!r ?an ,engli%4  7#e7         
,immigrants may f9d x difficult to      
assimilate into _! new communities z a  
result ( ! trauma ( w>4 ,a #bjah /udy   
publi%$ by ,ra%mi ,gangamma & ,d>an     
,%ipman 9 ! ,j\rnal ( ,m>ital & ,family 
,!rapy not$ t ! traumatic nature ( 7an  
immigrant's7 =c$ displacem5t flight1 &  
resettlem5t c increase vuln]ability to  
m5tal di/ress4 ,fir/ g5]ation immigrant 
*ildr5 are especially vuln]able to gang 
viol5ce :5 _! p>5ts f9d x difficult to  
navigate _! new communities culturally &

 politically4  7#f7 ,9 #bjjh1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,vietnam sign$ a bilat]al      
repatriation agreem5t1 h]e9aft] kn[n z !
 #bjjh ,vietnam-,u4,s4 ,memor&um (      
,und]/&+ 7,,m\74  7#g7 ,accord+ to      
,section #b1 ,article #b ( ! #bjjh      
,vietnam-,u4,s4 ,,m\1 ,vietnamese       
citiz5s are n subject to return to      
,vietnam "u ?is ,agreem5t if !y arriv$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates be=e ,july #ab1 #aiie1 
! date on :i* diplomatic relations 7    
re-e/abli%$ betwe5 ! ,u4,s4 ,gov]nm5t & 
! ,vietnamese ,gov]nm5t4 ,! ,u4,s4      
,gov]nm5t & ! ,vietnamese ,gov]nm5t     
ma9ta9 _! respective legal positions    
relative to ,vietnamese citiz5s :o      
dep>t$ ,vietnam = ! ,unit$ ,/ates prior 
to t date44  7#h7 ,"u ,presid5t ,george 
,bu% & ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates recogniz$ ! #bjjh               
,vietnam-,u4,s4 ,,m\'s protections &    
refra9$ f deport+ pre-#aiie ,vietnamese 
refugees4  7#i7 ,9 ,novemb] #bjbj1      
,presid5t ,donald ,trump's ,adm9i/ration
 sign$ a new agreem5t ) ,vietnam :i*    

all[s = ! deportation ( ,vietnamese     
refugees :o arriv$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
prior to ,july #ab1 #aiie4 ,?is includes
 lawful p]man5t resid5ts :o h committ$  
c]ta9 m9or crimes & o!rs :o came to !   
,unit$ ,/ates z *ildr5 aft] ! ,vietnam  
,w>4  #c4 ,limitation on ! det5tion &   
removal ( nationals ( ,vietnam  7a7     
,limitation on det5tion & removal       
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 an  
ali5 may n be deta9$ or remov$ f !      
,unit$ ,/ates on or aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act if ! ali5--  7#a7 is
 a national ( ,vietnam2  7#b7 ent]$ !   
,unit$ ,/ates on or be=e ,july #ab1     
#aiie & has cont9u\sly resid$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates s9ce su* entry2 &  7#c7 is      
subject to a f9al ord] ( removal4  7b7  
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
to an ali5 if--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security det]m9es1 bas$ on     
cr$ible facts1 t ! ali5 is directly     
responsible = h>m+ ! security ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 or  7#b7 ! ali5 is subject to  
extradition4  7c7 ,employm5t            

au?orization ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %all au?orize an ali5 describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 to engage 9 employm5t 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & provide su* ali5 )  
an employm5t au?oriz$ endorsem5t or o!r 
appropriate "w p]mit4  #d4 ,notice =    
c]ta9 ,vietnamese nationals ) removal   
ord]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
provide notice ( ! provisions ( ?is ,act
 to ea* ali5 describ$ 9 section #c7;a74 
7b7 ,cont5ts ( notice ,! notice describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 %all include in=mation
 expla9+ ! requirem5ts & in/ructions =  
fil+ a motion to reop5 removal proce$+s 
"u section #bdj7;c77#g7 ( ! ,immigration
 & ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4      
#abbi;a7c77#g774  #e4 ,judicial review  
7a7 ,review ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 an individual or entity :o has be5
 h>m$ by a violation ( ?is ,act may file
 an action 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to seek decl>atory or
 injunctive relief4  7b7 ,rule (        

con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be     
con/ru$ to preclude an action fil$      
pursuant to subsection 7a7 f proce$+ z a
 class action 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9     
section #agaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code74