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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9672 

For the relief of Gualterio Santos. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mr. CORREA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Gualterio Santos. 

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 RESIDENCY STATUS FOR 

4 GUALTERIO SANTOS. 

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

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

7 Act, Gualterio Santos shall be eligible for issuance of an 

8 immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 

9 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon fil10 ing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under 

11 section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to 

12 a lawful permanent resident. 


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1 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Gualterio Santos 

2 enters the United States before the filing deadline speci3 fied in subsection (d), he shall be considered to have en4 tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 

5 be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 

6 the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act. 

8 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

9 OF ADMISSION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

11 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation12 ality Act, Gualterio Santos may not be removed from 

13 the United States, denied admission to the United 

14 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

15 residence in the United States by reason of any 

16 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re17 flected in the records of the Department of Home18 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

19 of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

21 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

22 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de23 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de24 portability, that has been entered against Gualterio 


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1 Santos by reason of any ground described in para2 graph (1). 

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 Gualterio Santos, the Secretary of State shall 

11 instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the cur12 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im13 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 

14 country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the 

15 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 

16 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 

17 to natives of the country of the aliens’ 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 Gualterio Santos shall not, by vir22 tue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, 

23 or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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