119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 3725

Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Bill overview

This bill, the Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act, aims to reform how the Department of Homeland Security uses its authority to grant parole to non-U.S. nationals. It limits the number of parolees to 3,000 annually and restricts parole for nationals of specific countries, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria, unless a waiver is granted by the Department of State. The bill also eliminates DHS’s ability to parole refugees on separate public interest grounds, citing concerns about the current administration’s use of parole and potential national security threats.

Key provisions

Caps the annual number of parolees at 3,000.
Restricts parole for nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria without a State Department waiver.
Eliminates DHS’s authority to parole refugees on separate public interest grounds.
Requires parole to be granted on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.
Establishes a process for States to sue DHS if parole is granted in a way that harms them.
Defines ‘countries of concern’ based on the State Department Basic Authorities Act.
Sets a fiscal year 2029 limit on the number of parolees.

Who is affected

Department of Homeland Security
Non-U.S. nationals (aliens)
Nationals of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria
State Governments
U.S. Residents

Notable changes

Limits the scope of DHS’s parole authority.

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Legislative history

2025-06-04House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-06-04

Introduced in House

2025-06-04

Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

H. R. 3725

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the process for granting parole, and for other purposes.

1.Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act

2.Findings

Congress finds the following:

(1)The use of parole under immigration law, under the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, is intended and should only be granted on a case-by-case basis, strictly evaluating each individual applicant’s urgent humanitarian need or his or her significant public benefit.

(2)

Under the Biden Administration, Secretary Mayorkas abused this program, paroling an estimated total of 2.8 million aliens into the United States, bypassing lawful visa and refugee processes.

(3)

In its 2021 ruling in Texas v. Biden, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that Secretary Mayorkas’ parole of inadmissible aliens en masse is the opposite of case-by-case decision making and these actions led to misenforcement, suspension of the Immigration Nationality Act, or both.

(4)

The systemic abuse of parole for aliens outside the United States is a threat to national security and future abuse should be prevented.

3.Immigration parole reform

Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended to read as follows:

(5)

(A)The Secretary of Homeland Security may, except as provided in subparagraph (B) or in section 214(f), in his discretion parole into the United States temporarily under such conditions as he may prescribe only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit any alien applying for admission to the United States, but such parole of such alien shall not be regarded as an admission of the alien and when the purposes of such parole shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, have been served the alien shall forthwith return or be returned to the custody from which he was paroled and thereafter his case shall continue to be dealt with in the same manner as that of any other applicant for admission to the United States.

(B)The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States any alien who is a national of a country of concern (as defined in section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m))) unless the Secretary of State issues a waiver with respect to the alien.

(C)Beginning in fiscal year 2029, the total number of aliens granted parole pursuant to subparagraph (A) in each fiscal year shall not exceed 3,000.

(D)The attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of the limitation under subparagraph (A) that parole solely be granted on a case-by-case basis and solely for urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant public benefit, that harms such State or its residents shall have standing to bring an action against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of such State or the residents of such State in an appropriate district court of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive relief. The court shall advance on the docket and expedite the disposition of a civil action filed under this subparagraph to the greatest extent practicable. For purposes of this subparagraph, a State or its residents shall be considered to have been harmed if the State or its residents experience harm, including financial harm in excess of $100.

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