American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

Summary

Creates two new immigration adjustment pathways that let many long-term residents who came to the U.S. as children and certain nationals formerly protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status on a conditional basis. Eligibility depends on continuous physical presence, age-at-entry, admissibility and criminal/security screening, and education or enrollment requirements; the bill sets fees, background-check requirements, limited waiver authority for some inadmissibility grounds, and procedural rules (biometrics, application timelines, and how existing removal orders are handled).

• Creates a conditional lawful permanent resident pathway for long-term residents who entered the U.S. as children and meet presence, age, criminal, and education/enrollment tests.
• Creates a separate adjustment pathway for certain nationals of countries formerly designated for TPS or DED who have 3 years continuous presence and meet admissibility (or waiver) conditions.
• Applicants must submit biometrics and pass security/background checks; minors can be exempt from the application fee.
• Limited waivers for inadmissibility can be granted for humanitarian reasons, family unity, or public interest, but not for certain disqualifying criminal convictions.
• Applicants may withdraw applications without prejudice, and approved applicants under prior removal orders can have those orders cancelled without a separate motion to reopen.
• The conditional LPR status conferred by these pathways is governed by the bill and can override other immigration law on conditional status.
• Requires DHS/AG adjudication, establishes deadlines (e.g., TPS/DED applicants must apply within 3 years), and authorizes fees for processing (TPS/DED fee cap noted).
• Provides statutory definitions and procedural protections (treatment of expunged convictions, court jurisdiction, and alternative biometric procedures).