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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 

For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and 

Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2021 

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

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez 

Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez. 

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 LUCIO 

4 ENRIQUE PEREZ ORTIZ, DORA GONZALEZ 

5 SANTIZO, AND EDVIN ORIANY PEREZ GON6 ZALEZ. 

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

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

9 Act, Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, 

10 and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez shall be eligible for 


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1 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 

2 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi3 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi4 grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 

5 of status to lawful permanent resident. 

6 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 

7 subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration 

8 and Nationality Act, if Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora 

9 Gonzalez Santizo, or Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez enters 

10 the United States before the filing deadline specified in 

11 subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have en12 tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 

13 be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 

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

15 enactment of this Act. 

16 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

17 OF ADMISSION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

19 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation20 ality Act, Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez 

21 Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez may not 

22 be removed from the United States, denied admis23 sion to the United States, or considered ineligible for 

24 lawful permanent residence in the United States by 

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1 sion that is reflected in the records of the Depart2 ment of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the 

3 Department of State on the date of the enactment 

4 of this Act. 

5 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

6 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

7 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de8 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de9 portability, that has been entered against Lucio 

10 Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, or 

11 Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez by reason of any 

12 ground described in paragraph (1). 

13 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

14 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap15 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica16 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

18 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

19 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res20 idence to Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez 

21 Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez, the Secretary 

22 of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 

23 during the current or next following fiscal year, the total 

24 number of immigrant visas that are made available to na25 tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 


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1 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli2 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 

3 available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 

4 under section 202(e) of such Act. 

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