US SB3144

Secretary of Homeland Security must establish within 180 days a veterans visa program allowing noncitizen veterans who were removed from the United States to return as lawful permanent residents

Attorney General must reopen removal proceedings for all noncitizen veterans with final removal orders and rescind orders for those found eligible, adjusting their status to permanent residence

Noncitizen veterans and active service members are protected from removal unless convicted of a "crime of violence" with at least 5 years imprisonment or a national security crime with at least 5 years imprisonment

Eligible veterans who return gain access to all military and veterans benefits they would have received had they not been removed, plus eligibility for naturalization through military service

DHS must identify noncitizen service members at risk of removal, require supervisory approval before initiating removal proceedings against veterans, and maintain records tracking outcomes for affected individuals