The measure, which would also stop federal officials from forcing some criminal veterans out of the country, failed to gain legislative traction last year.
The defense lawyer for a former U.S. Marine who was detained in Russia for alleged spying said Thursday that he is trying to get the American released from the Moscow prison where he has coped well with being in custody.
The military services will start sending their backlogs of green-card holders to recruit training after a preliminary injunction issued in federal court.
A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally must serve 20 months in prison for arranging immigrants to be smuggled by Fort Hood soldiers through a Texas border checkpoint.