1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018 . 2. Lawful permanent resident status for previously removed spouses and parents of citizens of the United States (a) Eligibility requirements (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall admit to the United States as an alien admitted for lawful permanent residence an alien who is inadmissible to or deportable from the United States if the alien demonstrates that— (A) the alien is the spouse, parent, or guardian of a citizen of the United States; (B) (i) prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien departed the United States pursuant to an order of removal; or (ii) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is subject to an order of removal, or is in removal proceedings; (C) the alien has been a person of good moral character (as defined in section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) )) since the date the alien initially entered the United States; (D) subject to paragraph (2), the alien— (i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (6)(E), (8), (10)(A), (10)(C), or (10)(D) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a) ); (ii) is not deportable under paragraph (1)(E), (1)(G), (2), (4), (5), or (6) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a) ); (iii) has not ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; and (iv) other than an offense under State or local law for which an essential element was the alien’s immigration status, a minor traffic offense, or a violation of the immigration laws, has not been convicted of— (I) any offense under Federal or State law punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year