V 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 780 

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

Rojas. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2017 

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

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

Refugio Carreno Rojas. 

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 


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1 lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 

2 application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec3 tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 

4 permanent resident. 

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

6 Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas enters the 

7 United States before the filing deadline specified in sub8 section (d), he or she shall be considered to have entered 

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

10 eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the 

11 Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the en12 actment of this Act. 

13 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

14 OF ADMISSION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

16 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation17 ality Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. 

18 Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be removed from the 

19 United States, denied admission to the United 

20 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

21 residence in the United States by reason of any 

22 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re23 flected in the records of the Department of Home24 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

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


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1 (2) RESCISSION 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 Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno 

7 Rojas by reason of any ground described in para8 graph (1). 

9 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

10 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap11 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica12 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

14 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

15 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res16 idence to Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 

17 Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

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

19 following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 

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

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

22 Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi23 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun24 try of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 


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1 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT2 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

3 brothers, and sisters of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 

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

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

6 under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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