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[Pages H2379-H2380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MARIA CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair lays before the
House the following bill (H.R. 1548) for the relief of Maria Carmen
Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
There was no objection.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 1548
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA CARMEN CASTRO
RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria
Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas shall each
be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence upon filing an application for
issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act
or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--If Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez
or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas enters the United States before
the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and
shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of
status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Carmen Castro
Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be removed from
the United States, denied admission to the United States, or
considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the
United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial
of admission that is reflected in the records of the
Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the
Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding
order of removal or deportation, or any finding of
inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered
against Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno
Rojas by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1).
(d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application
for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for
adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting
of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Maria Carmen
Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2,
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives
of the country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available to
natives of the country of the aliens' birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
(f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for
Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and
sisters of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno
Rojas shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
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