Immigration Parole Reform: Strict Limits on Temporary Entry and Work Authorization
This law severely restricts the government's ability to grant temporary entry (parole) outside the standard visa process, limiting it only to narrowly defined urgent humanitarian reasons or significant law enforcement needs. This means the government can no longer create broad programs for paroling entire classes of people, and most paroled individuals will not be authorized to work. Citizens and local governments gain the right to sue the federal government for financial harm resulting from the unlawful application of these new rules.
Key points
Establishes strict definitions for 'urgent humanitarian reasons' (e.g., medical emergencies, imminent death of a relative), eliminating broad class-based parole programs.
Most individuals granted parole under the new rules (excluding military spouses and certain Cubans) will not be authorized to accept employment, limiting their financial independence.
Allows citizens and local governments to sue the federal government for financial harm (over $1,000) resulting from the unlawful application of these new parole rules.
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