Limits parole grants to case-by-case only for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, caps annual parole at 3,000 starting FY2029, and bars parole for nationals of countries of concern without a State Department waiver, so fewer aliens are paroled into the US.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may, except as provided in subparagraph (B) or in section 214(f), in his discretion parole into the United States temporarily under such conditions as he may prescribe only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit any alien applying for admission to the United States
Gives state attorneys general standing to sue the Secretary of Homeland Security for alleged violations of the case-by-case parole limitation if it causes state harm (including financial harm over $100), with expedited court proceedings, enabling greater state role in challenging federal parole use.
The attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of the limitation under subparagraph (A) that parole solely be granted on a case-by-case basis and solely for urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant public benefit, that harms such State or its residents shall have standing to bring an action against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of such State or the residents of such State in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive relief.
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2025-06-04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill reforms immigration parole under INA 212(d)(5) by tightening eligibility to strictly case-by-case urgent humanitarian or significant public benefit (with annual cap and country-of-concern bar), which restricts parole-based entry and thus immigration enforcement leniency; it also expands state enforcement tools by granting standing to sue over violations.