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The bill secures lawful-permanent-resident relief and record-clearing for one named individual, providing immediate personal benefits while using a per-country visa slot and raising concerns about individualized relief, transparency, and modest administrative costs.
Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang (the named individual) can obtain an immigrant visa or adjust to lawful permanent resident status if he files within two years, allowing him to live and work in the U.S.
Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang will have any outstanding removal or inadmissibility findings rescinded, preventing deportation and clearing DHS/State records for his case.
If Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang entered the U.S. before the filing deadline, he will be treated as having entered and remained lawfully and may adjust status immediately as of enactment.
Immigration applicants and the public are affected because the bill grants individualized relief to a named person (Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang) rather than creating a class-based rule, which can be perceived as preferential treatment and reduces transparency in immigration policymaking.
Immigrant applicants from the same country may be delayed or denied a visa because one per-country visa slot is used for this case, slightly reducing available slots in the current/next fiscal year.
Federal immigration staff (DHS and State Department) will incur administrative workload to rescind findings and update records for this case, which could divert staff time from other cases.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Grants Dr. Yue‑Cheng Yang an immigrant visa or adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, waives related inadmissibility/removal grounds, rescinds orders, and counts one visa against the country cap.
Introduced February 3, 2026 by Andy Harris · Last progress February 3, 2026
Provides an immigrant visa or an adjustment to lawful permanent resident status specifically for Dr. Yue‑Cheng Yang, waives certain grounds of inadmissibility and removal recorded by DHS and DOS, and requires DHS to rescind any related removal or deportation orders. The applicant must file the visa or adjustment application (with required fees) within two years of enactment; once granted, the visa counts against the applicant's country annual limit.