Homeland Security shall adjust the status of an 
alien described in subsection (b) to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
if the alien— 
(i) applies for adjustment not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(ii) is otherwise eligible to receive an 
immigrant visa and admissible to the 
United States for permanent residence, ex-
cept that, in determining such admissi-
bility, the grounds for inadmissibility speci-
fied in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and 
(7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)) shall not apply. 
(B) INELIGIBLE ALIENS.—An alien shall 
not be eligible for adjustment of status under 
this section if the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity determines that the alien— 
(i) has been convicted of any aggra-
vated 
felony 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43))); 
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(ii) has been convicted of two or more 
crimes involving moral turpitude; or 
(iii) has ordered, incited, assisted, or 
otherwise participated in the persecution of 
any person on account of race, religion, na-
tionality, membership in a particular social 
group, or political opinion. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP OF APPLICATION TO CER-
TAIN ORDERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien present in the 
United States who has been subject to an order 
of exclusion, deportation, or removal, or has 
been ordered to depart voluntarily from the 
United States under any provision of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act may, notwith-
standing such order, apply for adjustment of 
status under paragraph (1) if otherwise quali-
fied under such paragraph. 
(B) SEPARATE MOTION NOT REQUIRED.— 
An alien described in subparagraph (A) may 
not be required, as a condition of submitting or 
granting such application, to file a separate mo-
tion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the order 
described in subparagraph (A). 
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(C) 
EFFECT
OF
DECISION
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—If the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity adjusts the status of an alien pursuant to 
an application under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall cancel the order described in sub-
paragraph (A). If the Secretary of Homeland 
Security makes a final decision to deny such 
adjustment of status, the order shall be effec-
tive and enforceable to the same extent as if the 
application had not been made. 
(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STA-
TUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The benefits provided under 
subsection (a) shall apply to any alien— 
(A) who is— 
(i) a national of Liberia; and 
(ii) has been continuously present in 
the United States between January 1, 
2013, and the date on which the alien sub-
mits an application under subsection (a); 
or 
(B) who is the spouse, child, or unmarried 
son or daughter of an alien described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
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(2) DETERMINATION
OF
CONTINUOUS
PHYS-
ICAL PRESENCE.—For purposes of establishing the 
period of continuous physical presence referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A)(ii), an alien shall not be consid-
ered to have failed to maintain continuous physical 
presence by reasons of an absence, or absences, from 
the United States for any period or periods amount-
ing in the aggregate to not more than 180 days. 
(c) STAY OF REMOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall establish procedures, by regulation, 
through which an alien, who is subject to a final 
order of deportation, removal, or exclusion, may seek 
a stay of such order based upon the filing of an ap-
plication under subsection (a). 
(2) DURING CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.—Notwith-
standing any provision in the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may not order an alien to be 
removed from the United States if the alien is in ex-
clusion, deportation, or removal proceedings under 
any provision of such Act and has applied for ad-
justment of status under subsection (a) unless the 
Secretary of Homeland Security has made a final 
determination to deny the application. 
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(3) WORK AUTHORIZATION.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security may— 
(i) authorize an alien who has applied 
for adjustment of status under subsection 
(a) to engage in employment in the United 
States while a determination regarding 
such application is pending; and 
(ii) provide the alien with an ‘‘employ-
ment authorized’’ endorsement or other ap-
propriate document signifying authoriza-
tion of employment. 
(B) PENDING APPLICATIONS.—If an appli-
cation for adjustment of status under sub-
section (a) is pending for a period exceeding 
180 days and has not been denied, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall authorize 
such employment. 
(d) RECORD OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE.—Upon the 
approval of an alien’s application for adjustment of status 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish a record of the alien’s admission for perma-
nent residence as of the date of the alien’s arrival in the 
United States. 
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