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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by James E. Banks · Last progress 1 year ago
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.