The new stimulus bill proposed by House Democrats includes an expansion of stimulus checks and protection from deportations for illegal immigrants.

Illegal immigrants that will be protected are only those in certain "essential jobs."

The $2.2 trillion stimulus bill allows some illegal immigrants involved in essential critical infrastructure labor or services in the U.S. to be placed into "a period of deferred action" and authorized to work if they meet certain conditions.

The new stimulus bill also grants protections to those employers, who hire undocumented immigrants.

Employers are allowed to hire or continue to employ this certain group as the bill said it is not in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. But that lasts until 90 days after the public health emergency is ended.

A description of that part of the bill says "such workers are deemed to be in a period of deferred action and to be authorized for employment, and employers are shielded from certain immigration-related violations for employing such workers." 

It's the language that was included in the first House Democratic stimulus bill proposed back in May, which was ultimately rejected in the Republican-led Senate. 

Also in the bill is language that would allow the next round of stimulus checks to be extended to those without a social security number and include those in the country illegally but file taxes via an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

The new bill would also require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reassess the files of those in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The DHS will have to prioritize those for release if they are not a threat to national security.

The bill also demands migrants to have access to free video calls and access to virtual legal assistance from nonprofits.

Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and other immigration critics slammed those parts of the bill.

FAIR's government relations director RJ Hauman said that once again House Democrats are trying to bailout millions of illegal immigrants and not just financially, but providing them de facto amnesty as well.

Hauman noted that this would be an unprecedented move and take desperately needed money and jobs away from Americans amid a pandemic. 

"Even though it has absolutely zero chance of becoming law, I hope voters are paying close attention," Hauman said in a report.

The House is expected to vote on the bill on Wednesday evening. However, it was later delayed to give way to White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin another day for negotiation.

Earlier this month, Republican proposed a stimulus bill which includes a $300 federal boost for unemployment benefits. It also includes a fresh aid for small businesses.

The GOP bill also included a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) funding and would forgive $10 billion in loans the USPS received under the CARES Act if the agency meets certain conditions. 

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