V 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 493 
For the relief of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, 
and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALIRIO 
PALACIOS GAMEZ, HILDA VERONICA RAMI-
REZ MENDEZ, AND JAYRO IVAN JUAREZ RA-
MIREZ. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez 
Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also known as 
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Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez 
Mendez) shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS.—If Alirio Palacios 
Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan 
Juarez Ramirez (also known as Jayron Ivan Juarez 
Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez Mendez) enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in sub-
section (c), each such named individual shall be considered 
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other-
wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 
OF ADMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ra-
mirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also 
known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro 
Ivan Ramirez Mendez) may not be removed from the 
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United States, denied admission to the United 
States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent 
residence in the United States by reason of any 
ground for removal or denial of admission that is re-
flected in the records of the Department of Home-
land Security or the Visa Office of the Department 
of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) RECESSION
OF
OUTSTANDING
ORDER
OF 
REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de-
portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de-
portability, that has been entered against Alirio 
Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica Ramirez Mendez, or 
Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also known as Jayron 
Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan Ramirez 
Mendez) by reason of any ground described in para-
graph (1). 
(d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) REDUCTION
OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to each of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda Veronica 
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Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Ramirez (also 
known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as Jaro Ivan 
Ramirez Mendez), the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next 
following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the 
alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immi-
grant visas that are made available to natives of the coun-
try of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT-
MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 
brothers, and sisters of Alirio Palacios Gamez, Hilda 
Veronica Ramirez Mendez, and Jayro Ivan Juarez Rami-
rez (also known as Jayron Ivan Juarez Mendez and as 
Jaro Ivan Ramirez Mendez) shall not, by virtue of such 
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status 
under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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