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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6295 

For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 14, 2021 

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

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen 

Rios Cano. 

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 MERIDA DE MACARIO AND FIRELLY AIRLEN 

5 RIOS CANO. 

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

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

8 Act, Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios 

9 Cano shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant 

10 visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully 

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1 tion for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 

2 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful perma3 nent resident. 

4 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Merida de 

5 Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano enters the United 

6 States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 

7 each such named individual shall be considered to have 

8 entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi9 ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 

10 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act. 

12 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

13 OF ADMISSION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

15 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation16 ality Act, Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly 

17 Airlen Rios Cano may not be removed from the 

18 United States, denied admission to the United 

19 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

20 residence in the United States by reason of any 

21 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re22 flected in the records of the Department of Home23 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

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


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1 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

2 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

3 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de4 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de5 portability, that has been entered against Maria 

6 Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano by 

7 reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). 

8 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

9 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap10 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica11 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

13 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

14 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res15 idence to each of Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly 

16 Airlen Rios Cano, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

17 proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next 

18 following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 

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

20 alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 

21 Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi22 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun23 try of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 

24 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT25 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 


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1 brothers, and sisters of Maria Merida de Macario and 

2 Firelly Airlen Rios Cano shall not, by virtue of such rela3 tionship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under 

4 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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