tition on the alien’s behalf may result in revoca-
tion of parole.’’. 
(e) SELF-PETITIONING BY CHILDREN OF BIGAMY.— 
(1) Section 201(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(iv)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) An alien may file a petition with 
the Secretary under this subparagraph for 
classification of the alien (and any spouse 
or child of the alien) if the alien dem-
onstrates to the Secretary that the alien 
has been battered by or has been the sub-
ject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the 
alien’s citizen parent and that the alien— 
‘‘(I)(aa) is the child or incapaci-
tated son or daughter of a citizen of 
the United States; 
‘‘(bb) was a child or incapaci-
tated son or daughter of a United 
States citizen parent who within the 
past 2 years lost or renounced citizen-
ship status; 
‘‘(cc) who believed that he or she 
was the child of a citizen of the 
United States— 
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‘‘(AA) because a marriage 
ceremony was actually performed 
between the U.S. citizen and 
alien’s other parent; and 
‘‘(BB) the alien’s other par-
ent otherwise meets any applica-
ble requirements under this Act 
to establish the existence of and 
bona fides of a marriage, but the 
marriage is not legitimate solely 
because of the bigamy of such 
citizen of the United States; or 
‘‘(dd) was a child of a United 
States citizen parent— 
‘‘(AA) who within the past 2 
years (or, if later, 2 years after 
the date the child attains 18 
years of age) died; or 
‘‘(BB) whose marriage to 
the alien’s parent was termi-
nated, including by divorce, an-
nulment, or by death of the nat-
ural parent or the abusive step-
parent; 
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‘‘(II) is a person of good moral 
character; 
‘‘(III) is eligible to be classified 
as an immediate relative under section 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title; and 
‘‘(IV) resides, or has resided in 
the past, with the citizen parent (for 
purposes of this clause, residence in-
cludes any period of visitation).’’. 
(2) Section 204(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(b)(iii)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) An alien may file a petition with 
the Secretary under this subparagraph for 
classification of the alien (and any spouse 
or child of then alien) under such section 
if the alien demonstrates to the Secretary 
that the alien has been battered by or has 
been the subject of extreme cruelty per-
petrated by the alien’s permanent resident 
parent and that the alien— 
‘‘(I)(aa) is the child or incapaci-
tated son or daughter of an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent resi-
dence; 
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‘‘(bb) was the child or incapaci-
tated son or daughter of a lawful per-
manent resident who within the past 2 
years lost lawful permanent resident 
status; 
‘‘(cc) believed that he or she was 
a child of an alien stepparent lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence— 
‘‘(AA) because a marriage 
ceremony was actually performed 
between the lawful permanent 
resident and alien’s other parent; 
and 
‘‘(BB) the alien’s other par-
ent otherwise meets any applica-
ble requirements under this Act 
to establish the existence of and 
bona fides of marriage, but the 
marriage is not legitimate solely 
because of the bigamy of such 
alien lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence; or 
‘‘(dd) was a child of a lawful per-
manent resident— 
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‘‘(AA) who within the past 2 
years (or, if later, 2 years after 
the date the child attains 18 
years of age) died; or 
‘‘(BB) whose marriage to 
the alien child’s parent was ter-
minated, including by divorce, 
annulment, or by death of the 
natural parent or the abusive 
stepparent; 
‘‘(II) is a person of good moral 
character, who is eligible for classi-
fication under section 1153(a)(2)(A) 
of this title; and 
‘‘(III) resides, or has resided in 
the past, with the alien’s permanent 
resident alien parent (for purposes of 
this clause, residence includes any pe-
riod of visitation).’’. 
(f) PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN OF VAWA SELF- 
PETITIONERS.—Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) a child of an alien who filed a pend-
ing or approved petition for classification or ap-
plication for adjustment of status or other ben-
efit specified in section 101(a)(51) as a VAWA 
self-petitioner; or’’. 
(g) SELF-PETITIONING RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 
203 OF NACARA.—Section 309 of the Illegal Immigra-
tion and Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1101 
note), as amended by section 203(a) of the Nicaraguan 
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255 note; Public Law 105–100), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(5)(C)(i)(VII)(aa), as 
amended by section 1510(b) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subitem 
(BB); 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subitem (CC) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subitem: 
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