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Private Bill for Alaskan Woman Whose Adoption was Declared Unlawful

December 19, 2022

Private bills passed by Congress providing relief from removal for an individual noncitizen has long been a last resort. Lexis Nexis Immigration Law reports that a private bill, H.R. 681, For the relief of Rebecca Trimble, passed the House in June 2022 and the Senate on Dec. 15, 2022. President Biden is expected to sign it.

The backstory is here. Jeff Landfioeld for the Alaska Landmine explained before the bill moved toward passage:

“Bethel [Alaska] resident Rebecca Trimble is still in immigration limbo. Trimble, a mother of two, is the wife of an Army dentist who is currently working at a dental clinic in Bethel. On March 3, 2020 the Landmine published a story, Government orders deportation of Bethel military wife and mother, about her situation. . . .

Trimble was adopted from Mexico as a baby by an American couple and brought to the United States in 1989. In 2012, when attempting to get a REAL ID in Washington state, she was informed by the government that she was not a United States citizen because her adoption had not been legal. She and her husband have been fighting to fix the situation since.

Senators Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R – Alaska) introduced a private bill in the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2020 to make Trimble a Permanent Resident.”

Immigration law professor Margaret Stock has championed this private bill.

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