V 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 608 

For the relief of Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan 

Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2013 

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, 

Daniel Ivan Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes. 

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 EVA DURAN, JESSICA DURAN CORTES, DAN5 IEL IVAN DURAN CORTES, AND JOSE ANTO6 NIO DURAN CORTES. 

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

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

9 Act, Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan 

10 Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes shall each 


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1 be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust2 ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 

3 permanent residence upon filing an application for 

4 issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 

5 Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi6 dent. 

7 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Eva Duran, 

8 Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan Duran Cortes, or Jose 

9 Antonio Duran Cortes enters the United States before the 

10 filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she shall 

11 be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 

12 shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 

13 status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation14 ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

16 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap17 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica18 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

20 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

21 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res22 idence to Maria Eva Duran, Jessica Duran Cortes, Daniel 

23 Ivan Duran Cortes, and Jose Antonio Duran Cortes, the 

24 Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to re25 duce by 4, during the current or next following fiscal year, 


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1 the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail2 able to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under 

3 section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 

4 if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 

5 made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 

6 under section 202(e) of such Act. 

7 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION

8 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 

9 parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Eva Duran, Jessica 

10 Duran Cortes, Daniel Ivan Duran Cortes, and Jose Anto11 nio Duran Cortes shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 

12 be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi13 gration and Nationality Act. 

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