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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1056 

For the relief of Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, 

Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2009 

Ms. DEGETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel 

Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and 

Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon. 

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 ROSA 

4 ISELA FIGUEROA RINCON, MIGUEL ANGEL 

5 FIGUEROA RINCON, BLANCA AZUCENA 

6 FIGUEROA RINCON, AND NANCY ARACELI 

7 FIGUEROA RINCON. 

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

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

10 Act, Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa 


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1 Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and Nancy 

2 Araceli Figueroa Rincon shall each be eligible for issuance 

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

4 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

5 upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 

6 visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 

7 status to lawful permanent resident. 

8 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Rosa Isela 

9 Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, Blanca 

10 Azucena Figueroa Rincon, or Nancy Araceli Figueroa 

11 Rincon enters the United States before the filing deadline 

12 specified in subsection (c), he or she shall be considered 

13 to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other14 wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 

15 section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

18 OF ADMISSION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

20 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act, Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel 

22 Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, 

23 and Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon may not be re24 moved from the United States, denied admission to 

25 the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful 


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1 permanent residence in the United States, by reason 

2 of any ground for removal or denial of admission 

3 that is reflected in the records of the Department of 

4 Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Depart5 ment of State, on the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act. 

7 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

8 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

9 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de10 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de11 portability, that has been entered against Rosa Isela 

12 Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, 

13 Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, or Nancy Araceli 

14 Figueroa Rincon by reason of any ground described 

15 in paragraph (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 Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, Miguel Angel 

24 Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa Rincon, and 

25 Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon, the Secretary of State 


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1 shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 4, during the 

2 current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 

3 immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 

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

5 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 

6 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 

7 to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 

8 202(e) of such Act. 

9 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT10 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

11 brothers, and sisters of Rosa Isela Figueroa Rincon, 

12 Miguel Angel Figueroa Rincon, Blanca Azucena Figueroa 

13 Rincon, and Nancy Araceli Figueroa Rincon shall not, by 

14 virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi15 lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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