For the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova.

V 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8594 For the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 13, 2020 Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Irida Kakhtiranova. 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 IRIDA 3 KAKHTIRANOVA. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Irida Kakhtiranova shall be eligible for issuance of 7 an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of 8 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 9 filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa 10 under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status 11 to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 14, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8594.IH H8594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8594 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 1 subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration 2 and Nationality Act, if Irida Kakhtiranova enters the 3 United States before the filing deadline specified in sub- 4 section (c), she shall be considered to have entered and 5 remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligi- 6 ble for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Im- 7 migration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enact- 8 ment of this Act. 9 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 10 OF ADMISSION.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 12 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation- 13 ality Act, Irida Kakhtiranova may not be removed 14 from the United States, denied admission to the 15 United States, or considered ineligible for lawful per- 16 manent residence in the United States by reason of 17 any ground for removal or denial of admission that 18 is reflected in the records of the Department of 19 Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Depart- 20 ment of State on the date of the enactment of this 21 Act. 22 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 23 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 24 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 14, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8594.IH H8594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8594 IH portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de- 1 portability, that has been entered against Irida 2 Kakhtiranova by reason of any ground described in 3 paragraph (1). 4 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 5 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 6 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 7 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 8 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 9 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 10 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 11 idence to Irida Kakhtiranova, the Secretary of State shall 12 instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the cur- 13 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im- 14 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 15 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 16 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 17 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 18 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 19 202(e) of such Act. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Oct 14, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8594.IH H8594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS