Sec. 101. Parole reform
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(5)of section 212(d) ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d) ) is amended to read as follows: Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and section 214(f)(2), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the sole discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, may on a case-by-case basis parole an alien into the United States temporarily, under such conditions as the Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe, only— for an urgent humanitarian reason (as described under subparagraph (B)); or for a reason deemed strictly in the public interest (as described under subparagraph (C)). The Secretary of Homeland Security may parole an alien based on an urgent humanitarian reason described in this subparagraph only if— the alien has a medical emergency and the alien cannot obtain necessary treatment in the foreign state in which the alien is residing or the medical emergency is life-threatening and there is insufficient time for the alien to be admitted through the normal visa process; the alien is needed in the United States in order to donate an organ or other tissue for transplant into a close family member; or the alien has a close family member in the United States whose death is imminent and the alien could not arrive in the United States in time to see such family member alive if the alien were to be admitted through the normal visa process. The Secretary of Homeland Security may parole an alien based on a reason deemed strictly in the public interest described in this subparagraph only if the alien has assisted the United States Government in a matter, such as a criminal investigation, espionage, or other similar law enforcement activity, and either the alien’s presence in the United States is required by the Government or the alien’s life would be threatened if the alien were not permitted to come to the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not use the parole authority under this paragraph to permit to come to the United States aliens who have applied for and have been found to be ineligible for refugee status or any alien to whom the provisions of this paragraph do not apply. The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States an alien who— is physically present in the United States; and has not been admitted to the United States; or was lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant and remained in the United States unlawfully after the period of authorized stay ended. In the case of an alien who is present in the United States pursuant to a grant of parole under this paragraph, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not— grant employment authorization to the alien; or admit the alien to the United States as a nonimmigrant or as an alien admitted for lawful permanent residence. Parole of an alien under this paragraph shall not be considered an admission of the alien into the United States. When the purposes of the parole of an alien have been served, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the alien shall immediately return or be returned to the custody from which the alien was paroled and the alien shall be considered for admission to the United States on the same basis as other similarly situated applicants for admission. Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report describing the number and categories of aliens paroled into the United States under this paragraph. Each such report shall contain information and data concerning the number and categories of aliens paroled, the duration of parole, and the current status of aliens paroled during the preceding fiscal year. . The amendment made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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