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Replaces the existing text of 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) with a new, detailed set of limitations and definitions governing parole authority, eligibility categories, duration limits, reporting requirements, and other conditions.
Adds new section 40131 to chapter 401 prohibiting an air carrier or foreign air carrier from operating in foreign air transportation or landing at any airport in the United States if the carrier allows the use of a 'prohibited identification document' as identification to board the aircraft.
Amends the analysis (table of contents) for title 49 by inserting an item relating to the new section following the item for section 40130 (chapter 401).
Deletes 8 U.S.C. 1229b (section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act), removing the statutory provision authorizing cancellation of removal and related adjustment of status under that section.
Modifies section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by removing specified punctuation in paragraph (13)(C)(v) and by striking a cross-reference to 240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(III) from paragraph (50), replacing the phrase so paragraph (50) references only 204(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB).
Amends section 235 (8 U.S.C. 1232) to revise provisions governing treatment and custody transfer of unaccompanied alien children, add information-sharing requirements between HHS and DHS about individuals with whom children are placed, require DHS to initiate removal proceedings in certain circumstances, and modify language regarding access to counsel.
Amends the special immigrant juvenile status provision to add an explicit limitation on eligibility based on whether reunification with a parent or guardian is precluded under State law.
Amends Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) to replace the existing paragraphs governing designation, termination, and extension of Temporary Protected Status with new text requiring that initial designations, extensions, and certain terminations be enacted by an Act that includes specified findings and that impose effectiveness periods not greater than 12 months; adds an ineligibility clause that an alien 'lacks a lawful immigration status' to subsection (c)(2)(B); makes conforming and technical amendments to subsection (d)(3) and subsection (i)(1), and replaces each place the section previously referenced (as amended) with 'Secretary of Homeland Security'.
This bill would tighten several U.S. immigration rules. It would make Congress—not the Department of Homeland Security—decide when a country’s people get Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and it would cap TPS at 12 months at a time. It would also narrow when the government can let someone enter or stay temporarily (“parole”), limiting it to specific emergencies like when a close family member is near death.
At airports, some papers—like a DHS Notice to Appear—would no longer count as ID at security checkpoints. The bill would also require most children who arrive alone and are not allowed to enter to be sent back to their home country or last place they lived. It would end a program that lets some people stop deportation or get permanent status.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Troy E. Nehls · Last progress January 23, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House