Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard

“ Effect Of Notice To Appear.—Any period of continuous physical presence or continuous residence in the United States of an alien who applies for permanent resident status under this Act (whether on a conditional basis or without the conditional basis as provided in section 104 (c) (2) ) shall not terminate when the alien is served a notice to appear under section 239 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229 (a) ) . ”

“ PUBLIC SAFETY.—An alien is described in this subparagraph if— (i) excluding simple possession of cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia, any offense involving cannabis or cannabis-related paraphernalia which is no longer prosecutable in the State in which the conviction was entered, any offense under State law for which an essential element is the alien’s immigration status, any offense involving civil disobedience without violence, and any minor traffic offense, the alien— (I) has been convicted of a misdemeanor offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 30 days ”

“ Application.—An alien present in the United States who has been ordered removed or has been permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States may, notwithstanding such order or permission to depart, apply for adjustment of status under this Act. Such alien shall not be required to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the order of removal. ”