I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide Temporary Resi-
dent Status for certain parents and spouses of citizens or lawful residents 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
Temporary Resident Status for certain parents and 
spouses of citizens or lawful residents of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Right to 
Family Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY RESIDENT STATUS FOR CERTAIN 
LONG-TERM RESIDENT PARENTS. 
Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(W) TEMPORARY RESIDENT STATUS FOR 
CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENT PARENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 
214(s), an alien who files a petition for 
status under this subparagraph, if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) the alien— 
‘‘(aa) has been physically 
present in the United States for 
a continuous period of not less 
than 10 years immediately pre-
ceding the date of the alien’s ap-
plication; 
‘‘(bb) has been granted de-
ferred action pursuant to the De-
ferred Action for Childhood Ar-
rivals Memorandum announced 
by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security on June 15, 2012, or 
would have otherwise qualified 
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for the Deferred Action for 
Childhood Arrivals announced by 
the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity pursuant to the November 
14, 2014, Memorandum; and 
‘‘(cc) is a covered person; 
‘‘(II) the alien— 
‘‘(aa) was issued an order of 
removal from the United States 
under sections 235 or 240 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, 
and— 
‘‘(AA) remained in the 
United States; 
‘‘(BB) 
was 
removed, 
deported, or permitted to de-
part voluntarily from the 
United States; 
‘‘(CC) resides outside of 
the United States; or 
‘‘(DD) unlawfully reen-
tered 
the 
United 
States 
after being issued an order 
of removal under section 
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235 or 240 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act; 
‘‘(bb) was physically present 
in the United States for a contin-
uous presence of not less than 10 
years immediately preceding the 
date of the alien’s order of re-
moval; and 
‘‘(cc) is a covered person. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, a covered person is an 
alien who is— 
‘‘(I) the parent of a child who— 
‘‘(aa) is a citizen or national 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(bb) initially entered the 
United States before the age of 
16 and has been continuously 
and physically present in the 
United States since their last 
entry; or 
‘‘(II) the spouse of a person 
who— 
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‘‘(aa) is a citizen or lawful 
permanent resident of the United 
States; or 
‘‘(bb) initially entered the 
United States before the age of 
16 and has been continuously 
and physically present in the 
United States since their last 
entry.’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENT STA-
TUS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENT 
PARENTS. 
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding the following sub-
section: 
‘‘(s) REQUIREMENTS
APPLICABLE
TO
SECTION 
101(a)(15)(W) VISAS OR NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of a non-
immigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W), the 
alien— 
‘‘(A) is not inadmissible under section 
212(a)(1), (a)(6)(E), (a)(8), or (a)(10) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act; 
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