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Private Calendar No. 1 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1548 

[Report No. 116–423] 

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno 

Rojas. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2019 

Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

MAY 22, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; referred to the Private 

Calendar and ordered to be printed 


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•HR 1548 RH

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

Refugio Carreno Rojas. 


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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 MARIA 

4 CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO 

5 CARRENO ROJAS. 

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

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

8 Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 

9 Carreno Rojas shall each be eligible for issuance of an im10 migrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 

11 lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 

12 application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec13 tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 

14 permanent resident. 

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

16 Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas enters the 

17 United States before the filing deadline specified in sub18 section (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered 

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

20 eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the 

21 Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en22 actment of this Act. 

23 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

24 OF ADMISSION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

2 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation3 ality Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

4 Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be removed from the 

5 United States, denied admission to the United 

6 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

7 residence in the United States by reason of any 

8 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re9 flected in the records of the Department of Home10 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

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

12 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

13 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

14 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de15 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de16 portability, that has been entered against Maria 

17 Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno 

18 Rojas by reason of any ground described in para19 graph (1). 

20 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

21 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap22 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica23 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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


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1 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

2 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res3 idence to Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 

4 Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

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

6 following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 

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

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

9 Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi10 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun11 try of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 

12 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT13 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

14 brothers, and sisters of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 

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

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

17 under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


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Private Calendar No. 1 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1548 

[Report No. 116–423] 

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 

and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas. 

MAY 22, 2020 

Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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