America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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Overview
The America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025 aims to provide lawful permanent resident status to college graduates who entered the United States as children. It amends immigration law to allow individuals meeting specific requirements – including a history of lawful presence, graduation from a U.S. institution, and not being inadmissible – to apply for permanent residency. The bill also includes provisions to clarify the determination of ‘child’ status for immigration purposes and to protect the priority dates of beneficiaries, particularly those who entered the U.S. as dependent children.
Key provisions
- Expands eligibility for lawful permanent resident status to college graduates who entered the U.S. as dependent children.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘child’ status for immigration purposes, using the earlier of the petition filing date or labor certification filing date.
- Protects the priority dates of beneficiaries, linking them to the earliest approved petition or labor certification.
- Allows dependent children to change or extend their status without regard to marital status.
- Provides employment authorization to dependent children.
- Includes a motion to reopen provision for denied petitions or applications if the amendment had been in effect.
- Addresses age-out determinations, using the date of petition filing or initial nonimmigrant petition filing.
- Creates a derivative beneficiary provision for dependent children.
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