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Federal · 119th Congress
HR5904To amend the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to provide an exception to the parole fee for the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and for other purposes.
Creates a new exception to the parole fee (reducing it to $200) for certain aliens paroled for Tribal/religious/cultural purposes if they meet background check, written request, enrollment, and other criteria, making such parole easier and less costly.
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a significant public benefit will result from the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and-- (i) the Secretary conducts a preliminary criminal background check of the alien prior to the alien's arrival at a port of entry; (ii) the alien presents a written request to the Secretary to be paroled into the United States from a federally recognized Indian Tribe for which the United States holds land in trust at or near the Southwest border; (iii) the alien is enrolled in a cultural
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Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a preliminary criminal background check prior to arrival for aliens paroled under the new cultural/Tribal exception, increasing vetting steps within federal parole processes.
the Secretary conducts a preliminary criminal background check of the alien prior to the alien's arrival at a port of entry;
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-11-04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new fee exception and eligibility pathway for parole of aliens for sacred Tribal, religious, or cultural purposes tied to specific Southwest border Tribes, which expands access to parole (a form of immigration relief) while adding a background check requirement that expands federal vetting; both provisions fall under immigration-enforcement/other and state-federal-cooperation as they modify federal parole rules without addressing state/local enforcement, sanctuary policies, E-Verify, or other listed subtopics.