The executive branch's authority to grant immigration parole — a tool that lets the government temporarily admit people outside normal visa channels for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit — would be sharply curtailed. Starting in fiscal year 2029, total annual parole grants would be capped at 3,000 people nationwide. Nationals of countries designated as 'countries of concern' (a State Department classification) could not be paroled in at all without a Secretary of State waiver. State attorneys general would gain the right to sue the Department of Homeland Security in federal court over parole decisions, with harm defined broadly to include any financial impact above $100.
Civil Liberties
- Annual parole cap — limits total grants to 3,000 per fiscal year starting FY2029, regardless of individual circumstances
- Parole access for nationals of designated countries — eliminates eligibility absent a Secretary of State waiver
- State attorney general standing — grants states right to sue DHS over individual parole decisions based on financial harm of $100 or more
Congressional Summary
Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole ActThis bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to parole individuals into the United States.Currently, DHS is allowed to parole non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) temporarily into the United States on public benefit or urgent humanitarian grounds.Under the bill, the total number of parolees allowed annually is capped at 3,000. Additionally, parole may not be granted to nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Syria without a waiver from the Department of State. The bill also eliminates DHS’s authority to parole refugees into the United States on separate public interest grounds.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-04
- Date Added
- 2026-06-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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