Republican senators introduce bill to close loopholes in US immigration law that have allowed thousands of minors to be subjected to child marriages.
Naila Amin, shown in 2016, is a dual citizen of Pakistan and the U.S. She was forcibly married at 13 in Pakistan and applied for her 26-year-old husband to come to the U.S., the A.P. reported. "People die to come to America," she said. "I was a passport to him."Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday to close loopholes in U.S.
Under that law, a U.S. child can petition for a visa for a spouse or fiancé living in another country, and a U.S. adult can do the same for a minor spouse or fiancé living abroad, the report found. "A visa to enter the United States is a privilege, and this straightforward reform will help close a loophole that can lead to the abuse and exploitation of children,” Johnson said in a statement. “I hope my colleagues will join me to advance this commonsense legislation.”
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