I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2820 
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain 
individuals who are long-term United States residents and entered the 
United States as children, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2019 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment 
of status of certain individuals who are long-term United 
States residents and entered the United States as chil-
dren, 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 ‘‘Dream Act of 2019’’. 
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TITLE I—TREATMENT OF CER-
TAIN LONG-TERM RESIDENTS 
WHO ENTERED THE UNITED 
STATES AS CHILDREN 
SEC. 101. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A CONDI-
TIONAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM 
RESIDENTS 
WHO 
ENTERED 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES AS CHILDREN. 
(a) CONDITIONAL BASIS
FOR STATUS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and except as pro-
vided in section 103(c)(2), an alien shall be considered, 
at the time of obtaining the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence under this section, to 
have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject 
to the provisions of this Act. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the 
status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence on a conditional basis, or without the con-
ditional basis as provided in section 103(c)(2), an 
alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the 
United States (or is under a grant of Deferred En-
forced Departure or has temporary protected status 
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(iv) is enrolled in secondary school or 
in an education program assisting students 
in— 
(I) obtaining a high school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent 
under State law; 
(II) passing the General Edu-
cation Development test, a high school 
equivalence diploma examination, or 
other similar State-authorized exam; 
(III) obtaining a certificate or 
credential from an area career and 
technical education school providing 
education at the secondary level; or 
(IV) obtaining a recognized post-
secondary credential. 
(2) APPLICATION FEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
subject to an exemption under section 203(c), 
require an alien applying under this section to 
pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with 
the cost of processing the application but does 
not exceed $495.00. 
(B) SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR APPLICANTS 
WITH DACA.—The Secretary shall establish a 
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streamlined procedure for aliens who have been 
granted DACA and who meet the requirements 
for renewal (under the terms of the program in 
effect on January 1, 2017) to apply for can-
cellation of removal and adjustment of status to 
that of an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence on a conditional basis under this 
section, or without the conditional basis as pro-
vided in section 103(c)(2). Such procedure shall 
not include a requirement that the applicant 
pay a fee, except that the Secretary may re-
quire an applicant who meets the requirements 
for lawful permanent residence without the con-
ditional basis under section 103(c)(2) to pay a 
fee that is commensurate with the cost of proc-
essing the application, subject to the exemption 
under section 203(c). 
(3) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—The Secretary 
may not grant an alien permanent resident status on 
a conditional basis under this section until the re-
quirements of section 202 are satisfied. 
(4) MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE.—An alien 
applying for permanent resident status on a condi-
tional basis under this section, or without the condi-
tional basis as provided in section 103(c)(2), shall 
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establish that the alien has registered under the 
Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et 
seq.), if the alien is subject to registration under 
such Act. 
(c) CRIMINAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY BARS.— 
(1) GROUNDS
OF
INELIGIBILITY.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), an alien is ineligible for 
adjustment of status under this Act (whether on a 
conditional basis or without the conditional basis as 
provided in section 103(c)(2)) if any of the following 
apply: 
(A) The alien is inadmissible under para-
graph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 
(B) Excluding any offense under State law 
for which an essential element is the alien’s im-
migration status, and any minor traffic offense, 
the alien has been convicted of— 
(i) any felony offense; 
(ii) 3 or more misdemeanor offenses 
(excluding simple possession of cannabis or 
cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense 
involving cannabis or cannabis-related par-
aphernalia which is no longer prosecutable 
in the State in which the conviction was 
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entered, and any offense involving civil dis-
obedience without violence) not occurring 
on the same date, and not arising out of 
the same act, omission, or scheme of mis-
conduct; or 
(iii) a misdemeanor offense of domes-
tic violence, unless the alien demonstrates 
that such crime is related to the alien hav-
ing been— 
(I) a victim of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, child abuse or 
neglect, abuse or neglect in later life, 
or human trafficking; 
(II) battered or subjected to ex-
treme cruelty; or 
(III) a victim of criminal activity 
described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) 
of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii)). 
(2) WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.— 
For humanitarian purposes, family unity, or if oth-
erwise in the public interest, the Secretary may— 
(A) waive the grounds of inadmissibility 
under subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of sec-
tion 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nation-
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ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)), unless the con-
viction forming the basis for inadmissibility 
would otherwise render the alien ineligible 
under paragraph (1)(B) (subject to subpara-
graph (B)); and 
(B) for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
paragraph (1)(B), waive consideration of— 
(i) one misdemeanor offense if the 
alien has not been convicted of any offense 
in the 5-year period preceding the date on 
which the alien applies for adjustment of 
status under this Act; or 
(ii) up to two misdemeanor offenses if 
the alien has not been convicted of any of-
fense in the 10-year period preceding the 
date on which the alien applies for adjust-
ment of status under this Act. 
(3) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SECONDARY RE-
VIEW.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding an 
alien’s eligibility for adjustment of status under 
this Act, and subject to the procedures de-
scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may, as a matter of non- 
delegable discretion, provisionally deny an appli-
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cation for adjustment of status (whether on a 
conditional basis or without the conditional 
basis as provided in section 103(c)(2)) if the 
Secretary, based on clear and convincing evi-
dence, which shall include credible law enforce-
ment information, determines that the alien is 
described in subparagraph (B) or (C). 
(B) PUBLIC
SAFETY.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if— 
(i) excluding simple possession of can-
nabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, 
any offense involving cannabis or cannabis- 
related paraphernalia which is no longer 
prosecutable in the State in which the con-
viction was entered, any offense under 
State law for which an essential element is 
the alien’s immigration status, any offense 
involving civil disobedience without vio-
lence, and any minor traffic offense, the 
alien— 
(I) has been convicted of a mis-
demeanor offense punishable by a 
term of imprisonment of more than 
30 days; or 
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(II) has been adjudicated delin-
quent in a State or local juvenile court 
proceeding that resulted in a disposi-
tion ordering placement in a secure 
facility; and 
(ii) the alien poses a significant and 
continuing threat to public safety related 
to such conviction or adjudication. 
(C) GANG PARTICIPATION.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if the alien has, 
within the 5 years immediately preceding the 
date of the application, knowingly, willingly, 
and willfully participated in offenses committed 
by a criminal street gang (as described in sub-
sections (a) and (c) of section 521 of title 18, 
United States Code) with the intent to promote 
or further the commission of such offenses. 
(D) EVIDENTIARY LIMITATION.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (C), allegations of gang 
membership obtained from a State or Federal 
in-house or local database, or a network of 
databases used for the purpose of recording and 
sharing activities of alleged gang members 
across law enforcement agencies, shall not es-
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tablish the participation described in such para-
graph. 
(E) NOTICE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to rendering 
a discretionary decision under this para-
graph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall provide written notice of the intent to 
provisionally deny the application to the 
alien (or the alien’s counsel of record, if 
any) by certified mail and, if an electronic 
mail address is provided, by electronic mail 
(or other form of electronic communica-
tion). Such notice shall— 
(I) articulate with specificity all 
grounds for the preliminary deter-
mination, including the evidence relied 
upon to support the determination; 
and 
(II) provide the alien with not 
less than 90 days to respond. 
(ii) SECOND NOTICE.—Not more than 
30 days after the issuance of the notice 
under clause (i), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall provide a second writ-
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ten notice that meets the requirements of 
such clause. 
(iii) NOTICE
NOT
RECEIVED.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, if 
an applicant provides good cause for not 
contesting a provisional denial under this 
paragraph, including a failure to receive 
notice as required under this subpara-
graph, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, upon a motion filed by the alien, re-
open an application for adjustment of sta-
tus under this Act and allow the applicant 
an opportunity to respond, consistent with 
clause (i)(II). 
(F) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—An alien is enti-
tled to judicial review of the Secretary’s deci-
sion to provisionally deny an application under 
this paragraph in accordance with the proce-
dures described in section 206(c). 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) the term ‘‘felony offense’’ means an of-
fense under Federal or State law that is pun-
ishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 
more than 1 year; 
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(B) the term ‘‘misdemeanor offense’’ 
means an offense under Federal or State law 
that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of 
more than 5 days but not more than 1 year; 
(C) the term ‘‘crime of domestic violence’’ 
means any offense that has as an element the 
use, attempted use, or threatened use of phys-
ical force against a person committed by a cur-
rent or former spouse of the person, by an indi-
vidual with whom the person shares a child in 
common, by an individual who is cohabiting 
with or has cohabited with the person as a 
spouse, by an individual similarly situated to a 
spouse of the person under the domestic or 
family violence laws of the jurisdiction where 
the offense occurs, or by any other individual 
against a person who is protected from that in-
dividual’s acts under the domestic or family vio-
lence laws of the United States or any State, 
Indian tribal government, or unit of local gov-
ernment; and 
(D) the term ‘‘convicted’’ or ‘‘conviction’’ 
does not include a judgment that has been ex-
punged or set aside, that resulted in a rehabili-
tative disposition, or the equivalent. 
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(d) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ALIEN 
MINORS.—An alien who is under 18 years of age and 
meets the requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (C) of subsection (b)(1) shall be provided a reasonable 
opportunity to meet the educational requirements under 
subsection (b)(1)(D). The Attorney General or the Sec-
retary may not commence or continue with removal pro-
ceedings against such an alien. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall, upon receipt of a request to 
withdraw an application for adjustment of status under 
this section, cease processing of the application, and close 
the case. Withdrawal of the application under this sub-
section shall not prejudice any future application filed by 
the applicant for any immigration benefit under this Act 
or under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.). 
SEC. 102. TERMS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A 
CONDITIONAL BASIS. 
(a) PERIOD OF STATUS.—Permanent resident status 
on a conditional basis is— 
(1) valid for a period of 10 years, unless such 
period is extended by the Secretary; and 
(2) subject to termination under subsection (c). 
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(b) NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS.—At the time an 
alien obtains permanent resident status on a conditional 
basis, the Secretary shall provide notice to the alien re-
garding the provisions of this Act and the requirements 
to have the conditional basis of such status removed. 
(c) TERMINATION OF STATUS.—The Secretary may 
terminate the permanent resident status on a conditional 
basis of an alien only if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that the alien ceases to meet the 
requirements under section 101(b)(1)(C); and 
(2) prior to the termination, provides the 
alien— 
(A) notice of the proposed termination; 
and 
(B) the opportunity for a hearing to pro-
vide evidence that the alien meets such require-
ments or otherwise to contest the proposed ter-
mination. 
(d) RETURN TO PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION STATUS.— 
An alien whose permanent resident status on a conditional 
basis expires under subsection (a)(1) or is terminated 
under subsection (c), shall return to the immigration sta-
tus that the alien had immediately before receiving perma-
nent resident status on a conditional basis. 
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SEC. 103. REMOVAL OF CONDITIONAL BASIS OF PERMA-
NENT RESIDENT STATUS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY
FOR REMOVAL
OF CONDITIONAL 
BASIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall remove the conditional basis of 
an alien’s permanent resident status granted under 
this Act and grant the alien status as an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence if the alien— 
(A) is described in section 111(b)(1)(C); 
(B) has not abandoned the alien’s resi-
dence in the United States during the period in 
which the alien has permanent resident status 
on a conditional basis; and 
(C)(i) has obtained a degree from an insti-
tution of higher education, or has completed at 
least 2 years, in good standing, of a program in 
the United States leading to a bachelor’s degree 
or higher degree or a recognized postsecondary 
credential from an area career and technical 
education school providing education at the 
postsecondary level; 
(ii) has served in the Uniformed Services 
for at least 2 years and, if discharged, received 
an honorable discharge; or 
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(iii) demonstrates earned income for peri-
ods totaling at least 3 years and that, during at 
least 75 percent of such earning periods, the 
alien had a valid employment authorization, ex-
cept that, in the case of an alien who was en-
rolled in an institution of higher education, an 
area career and technical education school to 
obtain a recognized postsecondary credential, or 
an education program described in section 
101(b)(1)(D)(iii), the Secretary shall reduce 
such total 3-year requirement by the total of 
such periods of enrollment. 
(2) HARDSHIP EXCEPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
move the conditional basis of an alien’s perma-
nent resident status and grant the alien status 
as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence if the alien— 
(i) satisfies the requirements under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1); 
(ii) 
demonstrates 
compelling 
cir-
cumstances for the inability to satisfy the 
requirements under subparagraph (C) of 
such paragraph; and 
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(iii) demonstrates that— 
(I) the alien has a disability; 
(II) the alien is a full-time care-
giver; or 
(III) the removal of the alien 
from the United States would result 
in hardship to the alien or the alien’s 
spouse, parent, or child who is a na-
tional of the United States or is law-
fully admitted for permanent resi-
dence. 
(3) CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the conditional basis of an 
alien’s permanent resident status granted under 
this Act may not be removed unless the alien 
demonstrates that the alien satisfies the re-
quirements under section 312(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1423(a)). 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to an alien who is unable to meet the 
requirements under such section 312(a) due to 
disability. 
(4) APPLICATION
FEE.—The Secretary may, 
subject to an exemption under section 203(c), re-
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quire aliens applying for removal of the conditional 
basis of an alien’s permanent resident status under 
this section to pay a reasonable fee that is commen-
surate with the cost of processing the application. 
(5) BACKGROUND CHECK.—The Secretary may 
not remove the conditional basis of an alien’s perma-
nent resident status until the requirements of sec-
tion 202 are satisfied. 
(b) TREATMENT FOR PURPOSES OF NATURALIZA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of title III of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 
et seq.), an alien granted permanent resident status 
on a conditional basis shall be considered to have 
been admitted to the United States, and be present 
in the United States, as an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence. 
(2) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION FOR NATU-
RALIZATION.—An alien may not apply for natu-
ralization while the alien is in permanent resident 
status on a conditional basis. 
(c) TIMING OF APPROVAL OF LAWFUL PERMANENT 
RESIDENT STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An alien granted permanent 
resident status on a conditional basis under this Act 
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may apply to have such conditional basis removed at 
any time after such alien has met the eligibility re-
quirements set forth in subsection (a). 
(2) APPROVAL WITH REGARD TO INITIAL APPLI-
CATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary or the At-
torney General shall cancel the removal of, and 
adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admit-
ted for permanent resident status without con-
ditional basis, any alien who— 
(i) demonstrates eligibility for lawful 
permanent residence status on a condi-
tional basis under section 101(b); and 
(ii) subject to the exceptions described 
in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3)(B) of this 
section, already has fulfilled the require-
ments of paragraphs (1) and (3) of sub-
section (a) of this section at the time such 
alien first submits an application for bene-
fits under this Act. 
(B) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—Subsection 
(a)(5) shall apply to an alien seeking lawful 
permanent resident status without conditional 
basis in an initial application in the same man-
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ner as it applies to an alien seeking removal of 
the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent 
resident status. Section 101(b)(3) shall not be 
construed to require the Secretary to conduct 
more than one identical security or law enforce-
ment background check on such an alien. 
(C) APPLICATION FEES.—In the case of an 
alien seeking lawful permanent resident status 
without conditional basis in an initial applica-
tion, the alien shall pay the fee required under 
subsection (a)(4), subject to the exemption al-
lowed under section 203(c), but shall not be re-
quired to pay the application fee under section 
101(b)(2). 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, any term used in this Act that is 
used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning 
given such term in the immigration laws. 
(2) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘area career and technical edu-
cation school’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(3) DACA.—The term ‘‘DACA’’ means de-
ferred action granted to an alien pursuant to the 
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy an-
nounced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on 
June 15, 2012. 
(4) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(1) of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102(1)). 
(5) FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral poverty line’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 213A(h) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a). 
(6) HIGH SCHOOL; SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The 
terms ‘‘high school’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(7) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-
tion laws’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)). 
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(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), has the meaning given such term in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002); and 
(B) does not include an institution of high-
er education outside of the United States. 
(9) RECOGNIZED
POSTSECONDARY
CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(10) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(11) UNIFORMED SERVICES.—The term ‘‘Uni-
formed Services’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘uniformed services’’ in section 101(a) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 202. SUBMISSION OF BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC 
DATA; BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC 
DATA.—The Secretary may not grant an alien adjustment 
of status under this Act, on either a conditional or perma-
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nent basis, unless the alien submits biometric and bio-
graphic data, in accordance with procedures established 
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall provide an alter-
native procedure for aliens who are unable to provide such 
biometric or biographic data because of a physical impair-
ment. 
(b) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Secretary shall use 
biometric, biographic, and other data that the Secretary 
determines appropriate to conduct security and law en-
forcement background checks and to determine whether 
there is any criminal, national security, or other factor 
that would render the alien ineligible for adjustment of 
status under this Act, on either a conditional or perma-
nent basis. The status of an alien may not be adjusted, 
on either a conditional or permanent basis, unless security 
and law enforcement background checks are completed to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary. 
SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON REMOVAL; APPLICATION AND 
FEE EXEMPTION; WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR 
INADMISSIBILITY AND OTHER CONDITIONS 
ON ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON REMOVAL.—An alien who ap-
pears to be prima facie eligible for relief under this Act 
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to apply for such 
relief and may not be removed until, subject to section 
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206(c), a final decision establishing ineligibility for relief 
is rendered. 
(b) APPLICATION.—An alien present in the United 
States who has been ordered removed or has been per-
mitted to depart voluntarily from the United States may, 
notwithstanding such order or permission to depart, apply 
for adjustment of status under this Act. Such alien shall 
not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, recon-
sider, or vacate the order of removal. If the Secretary ap-
proves the application, the Secretary shall cancel the order 
of removal. If the Secretary renders a final administrative 
decision to deny the application, the order of removal or 
permission to depart shall be effective and enforceable to 
the same extent as if the application had not been made, 
only after all available administrative and judicial rem-
edies have been exhausted. 
(c) FEE EXEMPTION.—An applicant may be exempt-
ed from paying an application fee required under this Act 
if the applicant— 
(1) is younger than 18 years of age; 
(2) received total income, during the 12-month 
period immediately preceding the date on which the 
applicant files an application under this Act, that is 
less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty line; 
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(3) is in foster care or otherwise lacks any pa-
rental or other familial support; or 
(4) cannot care for himself or herself because of 
a serious, chronic disability. 
(d) WAIVER OF GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.— 
With respect to any benefit under this Act, and in addition 
to the waivers under section 101(c)(2), the Secretary may 
waive the grounds of inadmissibility under paragraph (1), 
(6)(E), (6)(G), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) for hu-
manitarian purposes, for family unity, or because the 
waiver is otherwise in the public interest. 
(e) ADVANCE PAROLE.—During the period beginning 
on the date on which an alien applies for adjustment of 
status under this Act and ending on the date on which 
the Secretary makes a final decision regarding such appli-
cation, the alien shall be eligible to apply for advance pa-
role. Section 101(g) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(g)) shall not apply to an alien granted 
advance parole under this section. 
(f) EMPLOYMENT.—An alien whose removal is stayed 
pursuant to this Act, who may not be placed in removal 
proceedings pursuant to this Act, or who has pending an 
application under this Act, shall, upon application to the 
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