Sec. 1105. The Agricultural Workers Adjustment Act
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Chapter 5 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 et seq.), as amended by section 1104, is further amended by inserting after section 245E the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may grant lawful permanent resident status to a noncitizen if— the noncitizen satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in section 245G(b), including all criminal and national security background checks and the payment of all applicable fees; and submits an application pursuant to the procedures under section 245G(b)(1); and the Secretary determines that, during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date on which the noncitizen submits an application under this section, the noncitizen performed agricultural labor or services for at least 2,300 hours or 400 work days.
The requirements of paragraph
(3)of subsection
(a)shall not apply to a noncitizen who is the spouse or child of a noncitizen who satisfies all the requirements of that subsection. In this section, the term agricultural labor or services means— agricultural labor or services (within the meaning of the term in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)), without regard to whether the labor or services are of a seasonal or temporary nature; and agricultural employment (as defined in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1802 )), without regard to whether the specific service or activity is temporary or seasonal. . The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), as amended by section 1104, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 245E the following: Sec. 245F. Adjustment of status for agricultural workers. .
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