This amendment was also offered in a bipartisan manner with my colleague from New York. PETER KING. Temporary relief for noncitizens. who were here legally or not. was included in the original Patriot Act. I could think of no better time than now. during reauthorization of the act that gave many temporary relief. to make this relief permanent. The Maloney/Peter King amendment. provides adjustment in immigration status to "an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence" and a stay of removal to the surviving spouses and children of individuals who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11. 2001. To receive this adjusted status. the individual must be either lawfully present or be deemed a beneficiary of the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund. These families have already suffered once. suffering the loss of a lovedone in the attacks of 9/11. we should not prolong their suffering.
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