Venezuelan Adjustment Act (H.R. 1348)

• •Eligible applicants must be Venezuelan nationals who entered the U.S. on or before December 31, 2021.
• •Applicants must have been physically present in the U.S. for at least one year at the time of application.
• •Applications must be submitted within 3 years of the bill's enactment.
• •Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of eligible Venezuelans are also eligible for status adjustment.
• •Applicants are disqualified if they have been convicted of an aggravated felony or two or more crimes involving moral turpitude.
• •Applicants are disqualified if they have participated in the persecution of others.
• •Certain grounds of inadmissibility (public charge, labor certification, documentation requirements) do not apply to these applicants.
• •Applicants with existing deportation or removal orders may apply without filing separate motions to reopen their cases.
• •The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant work authorization to applicants while their status is pending.
• •Work authorization is mandatory if an application remains pending for more than 180 days.
• •If an application is approved, the applicant's permanent residence date is backdated to their original arrival date in the U.S.
• •Decisions by the Secretary regarding status adjustment are final and not subject to judicial review, except for constitutional or legal questions.
• •The bill does not require a reduction in the total number of immigrant visas available to other groups.

If passed, this bill would create a legal pathway to permanent residency for Venezuelan nationals who entered the U.S. on or before December 31, 2021, and have been physically present for at least one year.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.