Sec. 502. Legalization provisions for children
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Chapter 5 of title II ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.), as amended by section 501, is further amended by inserting after section 245B the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security may adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien is a child at the time of filing the application for such adjustment and establishes that the alien, at such time— has been physically present and enrolled in school in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of such application, and during that period has been a person of good moral character; has fully integrated into life in the United States; has learned English or is satisfactorily pursuing a course of study to achieve an understanding of English; is successfully pursuing an elementary school, middle school, high school, or college-level education; and if older than 13 years of age, has performed at least 60 hours of community service.
An alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain a continuous presence in the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) by virtue of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United States. The alien shall establish that the alien is admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2). The provisions of paragraphs (5), (6)(A), (6)(B), (6)(C), (6)(F), (6)(G), (7)(A), (9)(B), and (9)(C) of section 212(a) shall not apply in the determination of an alien’s admissibility under this section.
Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive any other provision of section 212(a) in the case of an individual alien for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. The following provisions of section 212(a) may not be waived by the Secretary under clause (i): Paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B) (relating to criminals). Paragraph (2)(C) (relating to drug offenses), except for so much of such paragraph as relates to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.
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(3)(relating to security and related grounds). The numerical limitations of sections 201 and 202 shall not apply to adjustment of status under this section. Except as provided in this section, neither the Secretary of Homeland Security, nor any other official or employee of the Department of Homeland Security, may— use information furnished by applicant for an application filed under this section for any purpose other than to make a determination on the application; make any publication whereby the information furnished by any particular applicant can be identified; or permit anyone other than the sworn officers and employees of the Department, the applicant, or a representative of the applicant to examine individual applications. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall broadly disseminate information respecting the benefits which aliens may receive under this section and the requirements to obtain such benefits. . The table of contents, as amended by section 201, is amended further by inserting after the item relating to section 245B the following: Sec. 245C. Adjustment of status for certain children. .
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