Representative · D-IL
The bill grants targeted relief that lets a named individual avoid removal and obtain lawful permanent residence immediately, at the cost of one visa slot, a bar on family‑based benefits for close relatives, and modest administrative work for federal agencies.
Roberto Carlos Lopez can obtain an immigrant visa or adjust to lawful permanent resident status on enactment, allowing him to regularize his immigration status.
If he entered before the filing deadline he will be treated as having entered and remained lawfully, enabling adjustment of status without consular processing or required departure.
Any outstanding removal or inadmissibility orders against him must be rescinded, preventing imminent removal and stabilizing his legal situation.
One immigrant visa slot will be used for this beneficiary, reducing the number of visas available to natives of his birth country by one in the current or next fiscal year.
The beneficiary's close relatives (parents and siblings) are barred from receiving family‑based immigration benefits through the beneficiary, eliminating that pathway for those relatives.
Implementing the relief requires DHS and State Department actions to rescind orders, process applications, and update records, imposing administrative burdens and using agency resources.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Grants Roberto Carlos Lopez eligibility for an immigrant visa or adjustment to LPR despite INA bars, requires filing within two years, rescinds related orders, and reduces his birth-country visa allocation by one.
Official title: For the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez.
Introduced February 20, 2026 by Danny K. Davis · Last progress February 20, 2026
Grants Roberto Carlos Lopez a one-time, individualized exception to U.S. immigration law so he may receive an immigrant visa or adjust to lawful permanent resident status despite grounds that would otherwise bar him. The relief requires filing within two years of enactment, treats any prior U.S. entry as lawful for adjustment purposes, requires DHS to rescind specified removal or inadmissibility findings, reduces the immigrant visa numerical allocation for his birth country by one, and prevents his natural parents, brothers, and sisters from receiving immigration benefits based on that relationship.