,v  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,pelosi introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,for the     
relief of ,maria ,carmen ,castro        
,ramirez and ,j4 ,refugio ,carreno      
,rojas4  #a4 ,permanent resident status 
for ,maria ,carmen ,castro ,ramirez and 
,j4 ,refugio ,carreno ,rojas  7a7 ,in   
,general ,notwithstanding subsections   
7a7 and 7b7 of section #bja of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1     
,maria ,carmen ,castro ,ramirez and ,j4 
,refugio ,carreno ,rojas shall each be  
eligible for issuance of an immigrant   
visa or for adjustment of status to that
 of an alien lawfully admitted for      
permanent residence upon filing an      
application for issuance of an immigrant
 visa under section #bjd of such ,act or
 for adjustment of status to lawful     
permanent resident4  7b7 ,adjustment of 
,status ,if ,maria ,carmen ,castro      

,ramirez or ,j4 ,refugio ,carreno ,rojas
 enters the ,united ,states before the  
filing deadline specified in subsection 
7d71 he or she shall be considered to   
have entered and remained lawfully and  
shall1 if otherwise eligible1 be        
eligible for adjustment of status under 
section #bde of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act as of the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,waiver of 
,grounds for ,removal or ,denial of     
,admission  7#a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding sections #bab7;a7 and  
#bcg7;a7 of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act1 ,maria ,carmen       
,castro ,ramirez and ,j4 ,refugio       
,carreno ,rojas may not be removed from 
the ,united ,states1 denied admission to
 the ,united ,states1 or considered     
ineligible for lawful permanent         
residence in the ,united ,states by     
reason of any ground for removal or     
denial of admission that is reflected in
 the records of the ,department of      
,homeland ,security or the ,visa ,office

 of the ,department of ,state on the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,rescission of outstanding order of
 removal ,the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security shall rescind any outstanding 
order of removal or deportation1 or any 
finding of inadmissibility or           
deportability1 that has been entered    
against ,maria ,carmen ,castro ,ramirez 
or ,j4 ,refugio ,carreno ,rojas by      
reason of any ground described in       
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,deadline for      
,application and ,payment of ,fees      
,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply    
only if the application for issuance of 
an immigrant visa or the application for
 adjustment of status is filed with     
appropriate fees within #b years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7e7 ,reduction of ,immigrant ,visa      
,number ,upon the granting of an        
immigrant visa or permanent residence to
 ,maria ,carmen ,castro ,ramirez and ,j4
 ,refugio ,carreno ,rojas1 the          
,secretary of ,state shall instruct the 

proper officer to reduce by #b1 during  
the current or next following fiscal    
year1 the total number of immigrant     
visas that are made available to natives
 of the country of the aliens' birth    
under section #bjc7;a7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act or1  
if applicable1 the total number of      
immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the aliens'
 birth under section #bjb7;e7 of such   
,act4  7f7 ,denial of ,preferential     
,immigration ,treatment for ,certain    
,relatives ,the natural parents1        
brothers1 and sisters of ,maria ,carmen 
,castro ,ramirez and ,j4 ,refugio       
,carreno ,rojas shall not1 by virtue of 
such relationship1 be accorded any      
right1 privilege1 or status under the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act4