Private Bills. What are They and Who’s Sponsored Most of Them

Private Bills

The Miami Herald reported recently that California’s senior senator, Diane Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is the Senate’s leader in introducing what are known as “private bills” as a way to obtain relief from removal (deportation) in certain special situations where the immigration laws provide no form of relief or waiver from deportation that an immigrant can pursue. A private bill [...]