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This bill, known as the America's CHILDREN Act of 2025, aims to provide a pathway to lawful permanent resident status for certain children who were dependents of long-term nonimmigrant visa holders. Specifically, the bill allows individuals who entered the United States as dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrant visa holders to apply for permanent residency if they meet several key requirements: they must have been lawfully present in the U.S. as a dependent child for at least 8 years, have been in the U.S. for an aggregate period of at least 10 years, and have graduated from a U.S. institution of higher education. The bill also includes important provisions to protect these individuals from "aging out" of eligibility by establishing a more flexible method of calculating their age for immigration purposes. Additionally, the legislation provides age-out protections that allow certain long-term dependent children to maintain their status and potentially change or extend their dependent status, even if they have technically aged beyond the traditional definition of a dependent child. The bill further ensures that applicants can retain their original priority date when applying for permanent residency, which can be crucial in managing wait times and maintaining their place in the immigration queue.

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