What is the “one-year bar”?
The “one-year bar” is a policy in Pennsylvania’s immigration law that prevents people from applying for certain forms of relief from removal or deportation if they entered the United States less than one year before the application is filed. This policy was created by Congress in 2000 and affects immigrants who are currently living in the United States. The one-year bar affects immigrants who entered the U.S. without a visa or with a valid visa but overstayed the expiration date. It also affects immigrants who entered with a visa but have committed a crime and are facing deportation proceedings. These immigrants are typically barred from applying for asylum, withholding of deportation, or cancellation of removal. This policy is intended to discourage people from entering the U.S. illegally and then filing for relief. It is also important to note that the policy only applies to certain types of relief from removal and does not apply to all immigration applications. In Pennsylvania, immigrants who are affected by the one-year bar are required to wait for a minimum of one year after entering the U.S. before being able to file for relief from removal. While this policy is not always successful in discouraging illegal immigration, it is meant to deter individuals from entering the country with the intention of filing for relief and prevent them from evading federal laws.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.La "barra de un año" es una ley de inmigración en Pensilvania que establece que los inmigrantes no pueden obtener una visa o un ajuste de estatus si han sido deportados o se les ha negado el ingreso a los Estados Unidos durante un año completo antes de presentar la solicitud. Esto significa que si un inmigrante fue deportado o se le negó el ingreso a los Estados Unidos dentro de los últimos 12 meses, no podrá volver a entrar a los Estados Unidos con el fin de obtener una visa u otra forma de documentación migratoria. Esta ley está vigente para la mayoría de los Estados Unidos y es extremadamente restrictiva, especialmente para los inmigrantes que viven en la frontera con México. Sin embargo, algunos inmigrantes pueden solicitar una excepción conocida como "excepción humanitaria" si existen motivos extenuantes como amenazas a su seguridad y la de su familia. Además, algunos inmigrantes pueden pedir la expulsión a un tribunal de justicia, que puede decidir si se cumple o no la barra de un año.
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