V 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 372 

For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, 

and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 19, 2021 

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

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica 

Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez. 

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 ALIRIO 

4 PALACIOS GAMEZ, HILDA VERONICA RAMI5 REZ MENDEZ, AND JAYRO IVAN JUAREZ RA6 MIREZ. 

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

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

9 Act, Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez 

10 Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also known as 


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1 Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez 

2 Mendez) shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi3 grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 

4 lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 

5 application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec6 tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 

7 permanent resident. 

8 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Alirio Palacios 

9 Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan 

10 Juarez Ramirez (also known as Jayron Ivan Juarez 

11 Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez Mendez) enters the 

12 United States before the filing deadline specified in sub13 section (c), each such named individual shall be considered 

14 to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other15 wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 

16 section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

19 OF ADMISSION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

21 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation22 ality Act, Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ra23 mirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also 

24 known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro 

25 Ivan Ramirez Mendez) may not be removed from the 


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1 United States, denied admission to the United 

2 States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 

3 residence in the United States by reason of any 

4 ground for removal or denial of admission that is re5 flected in the records of the Department of Home6 land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 

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

8 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

9 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

10 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de11 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de12 portability, that has been entered against Alirio 

13 Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, or 

14 Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also known as Jayron 

15 Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez 

16 Mendez) by reason of any ground described in para17 graph (1). 

18 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

19 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap20 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica21 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

23 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

24 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res25 idence to each of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica 


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1 Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also 

2 known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan 

3 Ramirez Mendez), the Secretary of State shall instruct the 

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

5 following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 

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

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

8 Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi9 grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun10 try of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 

11 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT12 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

13 brothers, and sisters of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda 

14 Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Rami15 rez (also known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as 

16 Jaro Ivan Ramirez Mendez) shall not, by virtue of such 

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

18 under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

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