# 119-s-1589: Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025

119-s-1589, Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1589
- Congress: 119
- Title: Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## 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.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Right to sue for financial losses: benefit, medium. 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: mixed, medium. 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 t…
- Parole and work for military, Cuban beneficiaries: mixed, medium. 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 a…
- Parole rules and adjustment limits: mixed, medium. 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 appli…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1589 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1589)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1589 (as of 2026-08-11).