This bill would change the Immigration and Nationality Act so the Secretary of Homeland Security must parole certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces into the United States. Eligible relatives are the spouse, widow or widower, parent, or child of a service member on active duty, a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or a previous service member who was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Parole would be granted in one-year increments. A parole application may be denied only if the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly issue a written justification. Those three officials may not delegate that denial responsibility. If a denial occurs, the Department of Homeland Security must publish a detailed public explanation on its website that omits personally identifiable information.
If you are an eligible relative as defined above, this bill would require that you be granted parole into the United States in one-year periods unless the three specified Cabinet officials jointly and in writing deny the application. Denials must include a public, detailed justification without personal identifying details. The bill sets who may be considered and how decisions and renewals would be handled.
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The bill’s short title and text indicate its purpose is to provide expedited, compassionate parole access for certain military families by requiring parole for defined relatives and setting rules for denial and publication of denials. The bill was introduced by Representatives Cisneros, Carbajal, Vasquez, Gottheimer, and Ross.
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