I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3054
To adjust the immigration status of certain nationals of El Salvador, Guate-
mala, and Haiti, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
eliminate the special rule relating to termination of the period of continu-
ous physical presence for cancellation of removal, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. BECERRA, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr.
HINOJOSA, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SANCHEZ, and
Ms. WATERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To adjust the immigration status of certain nationals of
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti, to amend the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act to eliminate the special rule
relating to termination of the period of continuous phys-
ical presence for cancellation of removal, 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 ‘‘Equal Justice for Im-
migrants Act’’.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF THE ABC CLASS AND
CERTAIN 
SALVADORANS, 
GUATEMALANS,
AND HAITIANS.
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the
status of any alien described in subsection (b) of this
Act shall be adjusted by the Attorney General to
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
resident, if the alien—
(A) applies for such adjustment before
April 1, 2000; and
(B) is otherwise eligible to receive an im-
migrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the
United States for permanent residence, except
in determining such admissibility the grounds
for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4),
(5), (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section
212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
shall not apply.
(2) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CER-
TAIN
ORDERS.—An alien present in the United
States who has been ordered excluded, deported, re-
moved, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the
United States under any provision of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such
order, apply for adjustment of status under para-
graph (1). Such an alien may not be required, as a
condition on submitting or granting such applica-
tion, to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider,
or vacate such order. If the Attorney General ren-
ders a final administrative decision to deny the ap-
plication, the order shall be effective and enforceable
to the same extent as if the application had not been
made.
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS.—The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply
to any alien who is physically present in the United States
on the date the application is filed and is—
(1) a Salvadoran national who first entered the
United States on or before September 19, 1990, who
registered for benefits pursuant to the settlement
agreement in American Baptist Churches, et al. v.
Thornburgh (ABC), 760F. Supp. 796 (N.D. Cal.
1991) on or before October 31, 1991;
(2) a Guatemalan national who first entered the
United States on or before October 1, 1990, and
who registered for benefits pursuant to such settle-
ment agreement on or before December 31, 1991;
(3) a Salvadoran or Guatemalan national who
filed an application for asylum with the Immigration