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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2789 

For the relief of Gabriella Dee. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2005 

Mr. DENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Gabriella Dee. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR 

4 GABRIELLA DEE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 

6 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 

7 Act, Gabriella Dee shall be eligible for issuance of an im8 migrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 

9 lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 

10 application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec11 tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 

12 permanent resident. 
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1 (b) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

2 OF ADMISSION.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

4 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation5 ality Act, Gabriella Dee may not be removed from 

6 the United States, denied admission to the United 

7 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

8 residence in the United States, by reason of any 

9 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re10 flected in the records of the Department of Home11 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

12 of State, on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

14 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

15 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de16 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de17 portability, that has been entered against Gabriella 

18 Dee by reason of any ground described in paragraph 

19 (1). 

20 (c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Gabriella Dee en21 ters, or is admitted or paroled into, the United States be22 fore the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall 

23 be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 

24 shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 
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1 status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation2 ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

4 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap5 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica6 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

7 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

9 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res10 idence to Gabriella Dee, the Secretary of State shall in11 struct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current 

12 or next following fiscal year, the total number of immi13 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun14 try of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immi15 gration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 

16 number of immigrant visas that are made available to na17 tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 

18 202(e) of such Act. 

19 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT20 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

21 brothers, and sisters of Gabriella Dee shall not, by virtue 

22 of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or 

23 status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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