Case Study
Bill Intelligence Analysis
Official congressional activity: HR 3725
Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act
Summary
Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole ActThis bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to parole individuals into the United States.Currently, DHS is allowed to parole non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) temporarily into the United States on public benefit or urgent humanitarian grounds.Under the bill, the total number of parolees allowed annually is capped at 3,000. Additionally, parole may not be granted to nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Syria without a waiver from the Department of State. The bill also eliminates DHS’s authority to parole refugees into the United States on separate public interest grounds. Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole ActThis bill places limits on the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to parole individuals into the United States.Currently, DHS is allowed to parole non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) temporarily into the United States on public benefit or urgent humanitarian grounds.Under the bill, the total number of parolees allowed annually is capped at 3,000. Additionally, parole may not be granted to nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Syria without a waiver from the Department of State. The bill also eliminates DHS’s authority to parole refugees into the United States on separate public interest grounds.
Intelligence context
- Congress: 119
- Activity date: 2025-06-04
- Related member activity: Tony Wied — Cosponsor; Thomas P. Tiffany — Cosponsor; Glenn Grothman — Cosponsor; Riley M. Moore — Cosponsor; John J. Mcguire III — Cosponsor; Mike Kennedy — Cosponsor; Brandon Gill — Cosponsor; Randy K. Weber, SR — Cosponsor; Craig A. Goldman — Cosponsor; Russell Fry — Cosponsor; Ralph Norman — Cosponsor; Sheri Biggs — Cosponsor; Josh Brecheen — Cosponsor; David J. Taylor — Cosponsor; Tim Moore — Cosponsor; Mark Harris — Cosponsor; Addison P. Mcdowell — Sponsor; Virginia Foxx — Cosponsor; Nicholas A. Langworthy — Cosponsor; Troy Downing — Cosponsor; Derek Schmidt — Cosponsor; Rudy Yakym III — Cosponsor; Mike Haridopolos — Cosponsor; Lauren Boebert — Cosponsor; Abraham J. Hamadeh — Cosponsor; Nicholas J. Begich III — Cosponsor; Barry Moore — Cosponsor
- Matched terms: Syria
- Matched groups: Syria & Middle East
- Match confidence: High · Score 100
Why this was flagged
Simple Syria scanner: official congressional record contains Syria in crs_summary, summary_feed_text.
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