Sec. 202. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney General shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien described in subsection
(c)if the alien— applies for such adjustment, including submitting the documents required under section 306, not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and is determined to be an alien admissible to the United States as an immigrant, except as otherwise provided under subsection
(b)and subject to sections 301(b) and 302(d). For purposes of determining admissibility under subsection (a)(2) , the grounds for inadmissibility specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A),(6)(B), (6)(C), (7)(A), (9)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ) shall not apply. An alien shall be eligible for adjustment of status if the alien— is— a national of a foreign state (or part thereof), (or in the case of an alien having no nationality, is a person who last habitually resided in such state), with a designation under subsection
(b)of section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b) ) on September 25, 2016, who had or was otherwise eligible for temporary protected status on such date notwithstanding subsections (c)(1)(A)(iv) and (c)(3)(C) of such section; or under a grant of Deferred Enforced Departure as of September 28, 2016; and has been continuously physically present in the United States for a period of not less than 3 years before the date of the enactment of this Act. An alien shall be eligible for adjustment of status if the alien was removed or voluntarily departed from the United States on or after September 25, 2016, if the alien— applies from abroad; was continuously physically present in the United States for a period of not less than 3 years before the date of removal or departure; had temporary protected status on such date, or was otherwise eligible, on such date, for temporary protected status notwithstanding subsections (c)(1)(A)(iv) and (c)(3)(C) of section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ); and the sole reason for the alien’s removal or departure was— that the alien was present in the United States after the expiration of the designation of that foreign state (or part thereof) under section 244(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B) ); or in the case of a voluntary departure, the alien did so on the basis of the Secretary’s determination to terminate such designation. An alien shall be eligible for adjustment of status if the alien was removed or voluntarily departed from the United States on or after September 28, 2016, if the alien— applies from abroad; is under a grant of Deferred Enforced Departure as of September 28, 2016; was continuously physically present in the United States for a period of not less than 3 years before the date of removal or departure; and the sole reason for the alien’s removal or departure— was that the alien was present in the United States after the expiration of the deferral of enforced departure directed in the Presidential Memorandum on Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians issued on September 28, 2016, or any subsequent extension of such deferral; or in the case of a voluntary departure, the alien did so on the basis of the President’s determination to terminate such presidential memorandum or extension. The Secretary shall, subject to an exemption under section 302(c), require an alien applying for permanent resident status under this section to pay a reasonable fee that is commensurate with the cost of processing the application, but does not exceed $1,140. The removal proceedings of an alien shall be stayed while an application for adjustment of status submitted pursuant to this section is pending.
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Sec. 202
Adjustment of status for certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure
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