[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4616 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4616

               For the relief of Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2002

   Mr. Ose introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
               For the relief of Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ALFONSO QUEZADA-BONILLA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla 
shall 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 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, 
if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Waiver of Grounds for Ineligibility for Admission and 
Removal.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla may not be considered to 
be within a class of aliens ineligible to be admitted to the United 
States, or a class of deportable aliens, at any time on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act on any ground reflected in the 
records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department 
of Justice, or the Visa Office of the Department of State, on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Rescission of Outstanding Order of Removal or Deportation.--The 
Attorney General shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or 
deportation that has been entered against Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla by 
reason of any ground described in subsection (c).
    (e) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) 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 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (f) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Alfonso Quezada-Bonilla, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the alien's birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act.
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