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119-s-1589119th Congress

Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a structured, case-by-case parole system that replaces broad class-based parole and defines specific humanitarian and public-benefit reasons people can be temporarily allowed into the United States. The bill sets clear categories, limits, and reporting rules for parole decisions.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Right to sue for financial losses

If enacted, any person, State, or local government could sue the federal government in U.S. district court for financial harm over $1,000 caused by a failure to apply this Act correctly. The loss claimed must be more than $1,000. This right to sue would start 30 days after enactment.

Limits on parole time and transitions

If enacted, initial parole would last only as long as needed or one year, whichever is shorter. Grants under the outside-the-U.S. humanitarian rule could be extended once for up to another year. If you have a pending application to adjust status, you could request one-year parole extensions until that application is decided. If your adjustment is denied, your parole would end immediately. Most of these rules would start 30 days after enactment, with some narrow exceptions for filings and older parole grants.

Parole and work for military, Cuban beneficiaries

If enacted, DHS could parole two narrow groups. One is spouses or children in the U.S. without lawful status who are 203(a) beneficiaries and related to an active-duty service member. The other is Cuban nationals in Cuba who are 203(a) beneficiaries, meet visa eligibility, and lack an immediately available immigrant visa under U.S.–Cuba agreements. People paroled under these two rules could work during parole only if they have a DHS employment authorization document. These rules would take effect 30 days after enactment.

Parole rules and adjustment limits

The bill would narrow parole from outside the U.S. to case-by-case urgent humanitarian reasons or clear law-enforcement benefit. Examples include sudden medical emergencies, imminent death or funerals, urgent organ donation, certain adopted children with urgent needs, and returning adjustment applicants. For law enforcement parole, the person must have assisted or will assist the U.S. Government and their presence must be required. Parole after you leave the U.S. would not count as an admission, and you could be barred from adjusting status if your status when you left did not authorize adjustment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

IA • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 7/31/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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