Sec. 2. Conditional protected status for certain individuals who came to the United States as children
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The Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 244 the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant conditional protected status to an alien who— meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (b); files an application with the Secretary seeking such status; and pays a registration fee, not to exceed $50, to the Secretary. An alien is eligible for conditional protected status under this section if the alien— was a recipient of deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children dated June 15, 2012, and was in such status on September 5, 2017; is admissible under section 212 and is not deportable under section 237, except that the Secretary shall waive the grounds of inadmissibility under paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) and the grounds of deportability under subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)of paragraph
(1)and paragraph
(3)of section 237(a); has not been convicted of a violent misdemeanor offense; and has been continuously physically present and continuously resided in the United States since the date on which the alien was granted deferred action. The Secretary shall grant employment authorization, or other appropriate work permit, to each alien granted conditional protected status under this section, which shall be effective throughout the period the alien maintains such status. For purposes of subsection (b)(3), an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence or continuous residence in the United States by virtue of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United States, without regard to whether such absences were authorized by the Attorney General. The term of conditional protected status under this section shall be for a 10-year period, which may be renewed for additional 10-year periods. For purposes of adjustment of status under section 245 or change of status under section 248— the alien shall be considered as having been inspected and admitted into the United States, and as being in, and maintaining lawful status as a nonimmigrant; and the Secretary shall waive the grounds of inadmissibility and the grounds of deportability described in subsection (b)(2). An alien granted conditional protected status under this section shall not be considered a qualified alien for purposes of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). . The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 244 the following: 244A. Conditional protected status for certain individuals who came to the United States as children. .
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