Afghan Allies Protection and Major Reform of U.S. Immigration Parole Process.
This legislation grants conditional permanent residency and immediate access to public benefits for thousands of Afghan nationals who supported the U.S. mission and were paroled into the country. Crucially, it fundamentally reforms the general immigration parole authority, severely limiting its use only to specific, urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit on a strict case-by-case basis. It also creates new visa pathways for Afghan relatives of U.S. service members.
Key points
Grants conditional permanent residency and immediate eligibility for public benefits to eligible Afghan allies already in the United States, bypassing the standard 5-year waiting period for means-tested benefits.
Significantly restricts the use of the general immigration parole authority (temporary entry) to narrow, individual humanitarian or public benefit circumstances, ending its use for broad classes of recipients.
Establishes new Special Immigrant Visa pathways for parents and siblings of Afghan origin who are relatives of U.S. Armed Forces members or veterans (capped at 2,500 per year).
Mandates the creation of an Interagency Task Force to develop resettlement strategies and contingency plans for future ally evacuations.
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