VIII 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1548 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

Refugio Carreno Rojas. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA 

2 CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO 

3 CARRENO ROJAS. 

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

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

6 Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 

7 Carreno Rojas shall each 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. 

13 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Carmen 

14 Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas enters the 

15 United States before the filing deadline specified in sub16 section (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered 

17 and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be 

18 eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the 

19 Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en20 actment of this Act. 

21 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

22 OF ADMISSION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

24 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation25 ality Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

26 Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be removed from the 


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1 United States, denied admission to the United 

2 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

3 residence in the United States by reason of any 

4 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re5 flected in the records of the Department of Home6 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

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

8 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

9 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

10 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de11 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de12 portability, that has been entered against Maria 

13 Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno 

14 Rojas by reason of any ground described in para15 graph (1). 

16 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

17 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap18 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica19 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

21 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

22 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res23 idence to Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 

24 Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

25 proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or next 


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1 following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 

2 that are made available to natives of the country of the 

3 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 

4 Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi5 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun6 try of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 

7 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT8 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

9 brothers, and sisters of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 

10 and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas shall not, by virtue of such 

11 relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status 

12 under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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