For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical.

V 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1808 For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 14, 2019 Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR 3 ALEMSEGHED MUSSIE TESFAMICAL. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical shall be eligible for 7 issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 8 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi- 9 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi- 10 grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 11 of status to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:07 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1808.IH H1808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1808 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Alemseghed 1 Mussie Tesfamical enters the United States before the fil- 2 ing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be consid- 3 ered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if 4 otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status 5 under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 6 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 7 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 8 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 9 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 10 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 11 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 12 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 13 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 14 idence to Alemseghed Mussie Tesfamical, the Secretary of 15 State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, dur- 16 ing the current or next following fiscal year, the total num- 17 ber of immigrant visas that are made available to natives 18 of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) 19 of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, 20 the total number of immigrant visas that are made avail- 21 able to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under 22 section 202(e) of such Act. 23 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 24 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:07 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1808.IH H1808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1808 IH parents, brothers, and sisters of Alemseghed Mussie 1 Tesfamical shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be ac- 2 corded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigra- 3 tion and Nationality Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:07 Mar 14, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1808.IH H1808 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS