End Unaccountable Amnesty Act
Sponsored By: Representative Nehls
In Committee
Summary
Tighten and time‑limit immigration relief and parole. This bill would remake Temporary Protected Status rules, narrow parole and cancellation of removal, and change how unaccompanied children are placed and processed.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 6 costs, 0 mixed.
Tighten rules for immigrant children’s SIJS
This bill would make it harder for some children to get Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). A child could be denied SIJS unless reunification with any parent or guardian is barred by abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar state-law reason. If enacted, fewer children who seek SIJS could qualify for that path to immigration relief.
Ban certain DHS IDs for flying
This bill would stop TSA from accepting certain DHS documents as ID at airport security. Banned IDs would include the CBP One mobile app, a DHS Notice to Appear, and a DHS Notice to Report. An airline that lets someone board using one of those banned documents could be barred from operating or landing in the United States. Travelers who relied on those documents would need other ID to fly.
End cancellation of removal
This bill would repeal the statutory cancellation-of-removal option in the Immigration and Nationality Act. If enacted, that form of discretionary relief would be removed and other parts of the law would be changed to strike references to it. People who relied on that relief pathway would lose that legal option.
New rules for unaccompanied children
This bill would change how unaccompanied alien children are placed and processed. Placements that were done "to the greatest extent practicable" must be at no cost to the government. Children who do not meet certain placement tests would go into HHS custody within 30 days. Those children would get an immigration judge hearing within 14 days after screening. HHS would have to give DHS identifying details about a proposed caregiver before placement. If the caregiver is unlawfully present, DHS would have 30 days to start removal proceedings.
Tighter parole rules for noncitizens
This bill would sharply limit parole for people applying from outside the U.S. Parole would be allowed only case-by-case for urgent humanitarian reasons or a narrow "significant public benefit." Grants under this rule would be capped at 1,000 people per fiscal year. The bill would require an annual public report within 90 days after each fiscal year with totals and case details. Work would generally be barred unless DHS issues a work permit for certain parole categories. Parole could be extended once, usually for up to one year, and parole after departure would normally not count as an admission. The bill would let people or governments sue the federal government if they suffer more than $1,000 in financial harm from failures to follow these parole rules.
Time limits on Temporary Protected Status
This bill would change Temporary Protected Status (TPS) rules so initial designations and any extensions must come from an Act of Congress. Each designation or extension would last no more than 12 months. Congress would have to include an estimate of who would be eligible and their immigration status. TPS would end when that period ends unless Congress enacts another Act. The bill would also bar people who "lack a lawful immigration status" from TPS eligibility.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Nehls
TX • R
Cosponsors
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Yakym
IN • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Gill (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 3/5/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2025
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Roll Call Votes
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