,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjba,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,warren1  
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,cardin1   
,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to grant lawful permanent resident     
status to certain eligible persons who  
were separated from immediate family    
members by the ,department of ,homeland 
,security4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,families ,belong   
,together ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,eligible child ,the    
term eligible child means a person who1 
regardless of whether the person is in  
the ,united ,states or abroad-- 7,a7    
entered the ,united ,states before      
attaining #ah years of age at a port of 
entry or between ports of entry2  7,b7  

was separated from his or her parent or 
legal guardian by the ,department of    
,homeland ,security between ,january    
#bj1 #bjag1 and ,january #bj1 #bjba2 and
  7,c7 is not inadmissible under        
paragraph 7#b77;,c77i71 7#b77;,e71      
7#b77;,g71 7#b77;,i71 or 7#c7 of section
 #bab7;a7 of the ,immigration and       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a774  7#b7 ,eligible parent ,the 
term eligible parent means a person who1
 regardless of whether the person is in 
the ,united ,states or abroad-- 7,a7 is 
a parent or legal guardian of an        
eligible child2  7,b7 entered the       
,united ,states at a port of entry1 or  
between ports of entry1 with an eligible
 child to whom he or she is a parent or 
legal guardian2  7,c7 was separated from
 his or her eligible child by the       
,department of ,homeland ,security      
between ,january #bj1 #bjag1 and        
,january #bj1 #bjba2 and  7,d7 is not   
inadmissible under paragraph            
7#b77;,c77i71 7#b77;,e71 7#b77;,g71     

7#b77;,i71 or 7#c7 of section #bab7;a7  
of the ,immigration and ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774  #c4     
,humanitarian parole  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall grant humanitarian parole into the
 ,united ,states to any eligible parent 
or eligible child who expressly requests
 and applies for such parole1 whether or
 not such eligible parent or eligible   
child is physically present in the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,fee and sponsor  
prohibited ,the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security may not-- 7#a7 impose a fee in
 conjunction with a request or          
application for parole under subsection 
7a72 or  7#b7 require the applicant to  
secure a fiscal sponsor4  7c7           
,consultation requirement ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
consult with the ,secretary of ,state to
 ensure coordination with local consular
 officials abroad4  #d4 ,adjustment of  
status  7a7 ,eligible parents  7#a7     
,application ,eligible parents in the   

,united ,states may submit an           
application to the ,director of ,u4,s4  
,citizenship and ,immigration ,services 
to have their status adjusted to that of
 an alien lawfully admitted for         
permanent residence4  7#b7 ,adjustment  
of status ,not later than #cj days after
 receiving an application from an       
eligible parent pursuant to paragraph   
7#a71 the ,director shall adjust the    
status of such eligible parent to that  
of an alien lawfully admitted for       
permanent residence4  7b7 ,eligible     
children  7#a7 ,application ,eligible   
children in the ,united ,states may     
submit an application to the ,director  
of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration 
,services to have their status adjusted 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence4  7#b7          
,adjustment ,not later than #cj days    
after receiving an application from an  
eligible child pursuant to paragraph    
7#a71 the ,director shall adjust the    
status of such child to that of an alien

 lawfully admitted for permanent        
residence4  7c7 ,exemption from         
numerical limitations ,the numerical    
limitations set forth in sections #bja  
and #bjb of the ,immigration and        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea   
and #aaeb7 shall not apply to aliens    
whose status is adjusted pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7d7 ,application
 fees prohibited ,the ,director of      
,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration    
,services may not impose a fee for--    
7#a7 any application submitted under    
this section2 or  7#b7 any filing       
related to such application1 including  
the submission of biometric information 
or an application for waiver of grounds 
of inadmissibility4  7e7 ,eligibility   
for benefits and services               
,notwithstanding title ,,iv of the      
,personal ,responsibility and ,work     
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act of    
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 an  
eligible parent or eligible child whose 
status is adjusted to that of an alien  

lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence shall be eligible for benefits
 and services under any ,federal or     
,state program or activity to the same  
extent as an alien who is admitted to   
the ,united ,states as a refugee under  
section #bjg of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeg74 
#e4 ,discretion of the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security  7a7 ,waiver of     
grounds of inadmissibility              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security may waive the operation of one
 or more grounds of inadmissibility set 
forth in section #bab7;a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77 7other than        
paragraph 7#c77;,e7 of such section7    
with respect to an eligible child or an 
eligible parent1 for humanitarian       
purposes1 to ensure family unity1 or    
when such waiver is otherwise in the    
public interest4  7b7 ,savings provision
 ,nothing in this ,act may be construed 

to reduce or diminish the discretion    
provided to the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security under section #bab7;a7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a774  #f4 ,availability
 of administrative and judicial review  
7a7 ,administrative review ,not later   
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall provide a  
process for aliens who have applied for 
adjustment of status under this ,act to 
seek administrative appellate review of 
a denial of an application for          
adjustment of status1 or a revocation of
 such status4  7b7 ,judicial review     
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 an alien may    
seek judicial review of a denial of an  
application for adjustment of status1 or
 a revocation of such status1 under this
 ,act in an appropriate ,united ,states 
district court4  7#b7 ,scope of review  
and decision ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 the review authorized 

under paragraph 7#a7 shall be de novo   
and shall be based solely on the        
administrative record1 except that the  
applicant shall be given the opportunity
 to supplement the administrative record
 and the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security shall be given the opportunity
 to rebut the evidence and arguments    
raised in such submission4 ,upon issuing
 its decision1 the court shall remand   
the matter1 with appropriate            
instructions1 to the ,department of     
,homeland ,security to render a final   
decision on the application4  7c7       
,appointed counsel  7#a7 ,in general    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an applicant seeking judicial      
review under this section shall be      
represented by counsel1 who shall be    
appointed1 upon the request of the      
applicant1 in accordance with procedures
 established by the ,attorney ,general4 
7#b7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 

establish procedures for the appointment
 of counsel under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 
,funding ,counsel appointed pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a7 shall be paid from       
amounts appropriated pursuant to section
 #g7b74  7d7 ,stay of removal ,an alien 
seeking administrative or judicial      
review under this section may not be    
removed from the ,united ,states until a
 final decision is rendered establishing
 that the alien is ineligible for       
adjustment of status under section #d4  
#g4 ,authorization of appropriations    
7a7 ,in general ,in addition to any     
other amounts otherwise authorized to be
 appropriated for such purpose1 there is
 authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7   
#e1jjj1jjj to the ,department of ,state 
in fiscal year #bjba to locate and      
educate eligible parents and children   
abroad about opportunities for          
humanitarian parole2 and  7#b7          
#e1jjj1jjj to the ,executive ,office for
 ,immigration ,review of the ,department
 of ,justice in fiscal year #bjba for   

the provision of legal services1        
including educating eligible parents and
 eligible children of their rights under
 this ,act4  7b7 ,availability of funds 
,amounts appropriated pursuant to       
subsection 7a7 shall remain available   
until expended4