Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Allows certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who died as a result of injuries or disease incurred while working as public safety officers to become U.S. citizens without meeting the usual residence or physical-presence requirements. Eligible survivors — spouses, children, or parents who otherwise meet standard naturalization criteria — may naturalize even if they have not lived in the United States or met the normal physical presence test.

The term “public safety officer” is drawn from existing federal law and remains the controlling definition. Survivors must still satisfy the other usual naturalization requirements (for example, age, good moral character, and the oath).