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Replaces the existing text of 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) with a new, more detailed parole authority that narrows permissible parole categories, defines urgent humanitarian reasons and significant public benefit, limits parole duration and extensions, caps annual parole grants, imposes reporting requirements, restricts employment and adjustment eligibility, and sets implementation timing.
Adds a new section 40133 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 defined in section 5(c) of this Act) as identification to board aircraft.
Amends the analysis/table of chapter 401 by inserting an item for the newly added section (40133) after the item relating to section 40132 to reflect the addition of the new statutory section.
Strikes existing paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) and inserts new paragraphs specifying that initial designation, termination, and extensions of Temporary Protected Status must occur by enactment of an Act containing prescribed findings; requires an estimate of eligible nationals, their immigration status, and limits initial and extension periods to not greater than 12 months; provides termination and extension procedures.
Adds a new clause (iii) to subsection (c)(2)(B) to make eligibility contingent on the alien lacking a lawful immigration status.
Revises the cross-reference and triggering language for termination: replaces a provision that referenced termination by the Attorney General under subsection (b)(3)(B) with a provision referring to termination under subsection (b)(2).
Makes punctuation and subparagraph-level changes in subsection (i)(1): adjusts punctuation in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and strikes subparagraph (C).
Technical corrections replacing references to the Attorney General with references to the Secretary of Homeland Security throughout the section and replacing possessive forms accordingly (e.g., "Attorney General's" to "Secretary of Homeland Security's").
Amends section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by striking specified text in paragraph (13)(C)(v) and by removing a specific cross-reference in paragraph (50) to section 240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), replacing the phrasing in paragraph (50) with 'or 204(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB)'.
Repeals section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (codified at 8 U.S.C. 1229b), which set out cancellation of removal and related adjustment-of-status provisions.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by James E. Banks · Last progress January 23, 2025
This bill remakes multiple parts of U.S. immigration policy and travel ID rules. It narrows and formalizes how Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is declared and limited, imposes new custody, information‑sharing, and removal rules for unaccompanied alien children, repeals the cancellation‑of‑removal relief that many noncitizens use to avoid deportation, bans use of specific DHS/CBP documents (including CBP One) as ID for commercial air travel, and sharply limits and formalizes parole authority with reporting and numerical caps.
Taken together, the changes shift power from discretionary relief and administrative practices toward stricter, time‑limited categories and faster removal processes, add compliance and reporting duties for DHS/HHS/TSA/air carriers, and create new sources of litigation (including a private right of action tied to parole limits). Some rules take effect on enactment while certain child‑custody provisions apply to children apprehended 30 days after enactment; many changes require extensive edits to the Immigration and Nationality Act and implementation guidance by agencies.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate