Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Summary

Creates a narrow naturalization exception allowing certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a public safety officer to become naturalized without meeting the usual residence or physical presence requirements. Eligible relatives are surviving spouses (who were living in marital union at the time of death), children, and parents, who still must satisfy all other requirements for naturalization. Also provides an official short title for the law. The change defines “public safety officer” by reference to existing federal law and does not appropriate funds or set new deadlines.

• Waives prior residence and physical presence requirements for certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who died from injury or disease tied to public safety employment.
• Eligible relatives: surviving spouse (must have been living with the decedent at death), children, and parents.
• Beneficiaries must still satisfy all other naturalization requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Defines “public safety officer” by reference to an existing federal statute covering law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and similar roles.
• Does not create new funding, deadlines, or programs; it only changes naturalization eligibility.
• Requires administrative verification that death was caused by injury/disease incurred or aggravated by public safety employment.
• Applies only to survivors of U.S. citizens (not permanent residents or other categories).
• Narrowly focused policy intended to ease naturalization for families of fallen public safety officers.