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Cite as:  593 U. S. ____ (2021) 

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Opinion of the Court 

admitted into the United States, and” as being in, and main-
taining,  lawful  status  as  a  nonimmigrant”  (emphasis
added)).  But  even  without  that  amendment,  the  statute 
does something—and this Court does not get to say that the
something it does is not enough. 

III 
Section 1255 generally requires a lawful admission before 
a person can obtain LPR status.  Sanchez was not lawfully 
admitted, and his TPS does not alter that fact.  He therefore 
cannot become a permanent resident of this country.  We 
affirm the judgment below. 

It is so ordered.