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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Dec 19, 2022
Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2022
This bill limits the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to grant immigration parole (i.e., give official permission for an individual to enter and temporarily remain in the United States).
For example, this bill (1) limits what qualifies as an urgent humanitarian reason or a significant public benefit that would justify granting parole, and (2) prohibits granting parole based on an individual's membership in a defined class of individuals.
People & committees
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R–IA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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