Iranian Temporary Immigration Relief Act

In this Act:

(1) Adjudication pause. The term adjudication pause means any suspension, hold, delay, or de facto cessation of the adjudication by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of benefit applications filed by nationals of Iran that was initiated on or after December 1, 2025, whether pursuant to executive order, presidential proclamation, agency policy memorandum, or other directive.

(2) Benefit application. The term benefit application means—

(A) an application for change of nonimmigrant classification under section 248 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1258), for extension of stay, or for adjustment of status under section 245 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255); and

(B) an application for employment authorization or for renewal of an employment authorization document under section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(3) Eligible individual. The term eligible individual means an individual who—

(A) is a national of Iran;

(B) was lawfully admitted to the United States or otherwise lawfully present;

(C) filed, prior to or during the adjudication pause, a benefit application, that was not adjudicated due, in whole or in part, to the adjudication pause; and

(D) has—

(i) a nonimmigrant status or an authorized period of stay that has expired or will expire during the period of the adjudication pause, such that the alien’s continued lawful presence depends on the pendency of the unadjudicated benefit application; or

(ii) an employment authorization—

(I) that has expired or will expire during the period of the adjudication pause; and

(II) with respect to which any applicable automatic extension period under section 274a.13(d) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), has expired or will expire before the adjudication pause is terminated or the benefit application is adjudicated.

(4) Secretary. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.