HR 4234
Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act, aims to restrict the ability of the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant parole to certain individuals entering the United States. It defines ‘known terrorist,’ ‘special interest alien,’ and ‘suspected terrorist’ more broadly, and significantly limits parole to only urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit on a case-by-case basis. Specifically, the bill prohibits parole for refugees and individuals deemed inadmissible due to potential ties to terrorism or espionage.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘known terrorist,’ ‘special interest alien,’ and ‘suspected terrorist’ with expanded criteria.
- Restricts parole to urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit only.
- Prohibits parole for refugees.
- Creates a list of inadmissibility grounds, including ties to terrorism, espionage, and membership in transnational criminal organizations.
- Requires aliens granted parole to return or be returned to their custody upon completion of parole.
- Continues the processing of parole applicants as if they were regular applicants.
- Updates the Immigration and Nationality Act to reflect these changes.
Who is affected
- Immigrants seeking entry to the United States
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- The Department of Homeland Security
- Individuals potentially linked to terrorism
- Refugees
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4234
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting parole to certain dangerous aliens, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
The term known terrorist means an individual who has been—
The term suspected terrorist means an individual who is reasonably suspected to be engaging in, has engaged in, or intends to engage in conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism or terrorist activities.
Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended—
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C) and in section 214(f), the Secretary of Homeland Security may temporarily parole into the United States, under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, and only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, arriving aliens applying for admission to the United States. Such parole of any such alien shall not be regarded as an admission of the alien and when the purposes of such parole, in the opinion of the Secretary, have been served, such alien shall immediately return or be returned to the custody from which such alien was paroled. Following the conclusion of such parole, such alien's case shall continue to be dealt with in the same manner as that of any other applicant for admission to the United States.
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States an alien who is a refugee.