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PRIVATE LAW 112-1-
Private Law 112-1
112th Congress
An Act
For the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke. Dec. 28, 2012
[S. 285]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.), Sopuruchi Chukwueke shall be deemed to have been
lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and
shall be eligible for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) upon filing an application
for such adjustment of status.
(b) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEEs.-Subsection (a) shall
apply only if the application for adjustment of status is filed with
appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.-Upon the
granting of permanent resident status to Sopuruchi Chukwueke,
the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce
by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total
number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives
of the country of the birth of Sopuruchi Chukwueke under section
202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1152(a)(2)).
(d) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREATMENT FOR
CERTAIN RELATIVEs.-The natural parents, brothers, and sisters
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