For the relief of Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado.

V 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3750 For the relief of Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 12, 2019 Mr. CLAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado. 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 RENE 3 ALEXANDER GARCIA MALDONADO. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado shall be eligible 7 for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of 8 status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 9 residence upon filing an application for issuance of an im- 10 migrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjust- 11 ment of status to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:57 Jul 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3750.IH H3750 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3750 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Rene Alexander 1 Garcia Maldonado 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) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 8 OF ADMISSION.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 10 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation- 11 ality Act, Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado may 12 not be removed from the United States, denied ad- 13 mission to the United States, or considered ineligible 14 for lawful permanent residence in the United States 15 by reason of any ground for removal or denial of ad- 16 mission that is reflected in the records of the De- 17 partment of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of 18 the Department of State on the date of the enact- 19 ment of this Act. 20 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 21 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 22 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de- 23 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de- 24 portability, that has been entered against Rene Alex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:57 Jul 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3750.IH H3750 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3750 IH ander Garcia Maldonado by reason of any ground 1 described in paragraph (1). 2 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 3 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 4 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 5 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 6 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 8 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 9 idence to Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado, the Sec- 10 retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 11 by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 12 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 13 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 14 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli- 15 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 16 available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 17 under section 202(e) of such Act. 18 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT- 19 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 20 brothers, and sisters of Rene Alexander Garcia Maldonado 21 shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 22 right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na- 23 tionality Act. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:57 Jul 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3750.IH H3750 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS