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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4260 

For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 

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

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos. 

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 

4 GUALTERIO LAZARO SANTOS SANTOS. 

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

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

7 Act, Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos shall be eligible for 

8 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 

9 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi10 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi11 grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 

12 of status to lawful permanent resident. 


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1 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Gualterio Lazaro 

2 Santos Santos enters the United States before the filing 

3 deadline specified in subsection (d), he shall be considered 

4 to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other5 wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 

6 section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

9 OF ADMISSION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

11 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation12 ality Act, Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos may not 

13 be removed from the United States, denied admis14 sion to the United States, or considered ineligible for 

15 lawful permanent residence in the United States by 

16 reason of any ground for removal or denial of admis17 sion that is reflected in the records of the Depart18 ment of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the 

19 Department of State on the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

22 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

23 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de24 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de25 portability, that has been entered against Gualterio 


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1 Lazaro Santos Santos by reason of any ground de2 scribed in paragraph (1). 

3 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

4 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap5 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica6 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

8 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

9 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res10 idence to Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos, the Secretary 

11 of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 

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

13 number of immigrant visas that are made available to na14 tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 

15 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli16 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 

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

18 under section 202(e) of such Act. 

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