[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1597 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1597

   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
  authority of the Attorney General to parole aliens into the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 1995

 Mr. Stump (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Everett) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
  authority of the Attorney General to parole aliens into the United 
                                States.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Immigration Parole 
Correction Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PAROLE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Prohibition of Parole Based on Immigrant Status, Familial 
Status, or Assertion of Refugee Claim.--Section 212(d)(5) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(C) The Attorney General may not parole into the United States an 
alien if such parole determination is based significantly on the fact, 
supposition, or allegation that such alien--
            ``(i) has petitioned for, has had a petition filed on their 
        behalf, or is otherwise awaiting the issuance of an immigrant 
        visa pursuant to section 204;
            ``(ii) is related by blood or marriage to a United States 
        citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for 
        permanent residence; or
            ``(iii) is or may become a refugee within the meaning of 
        section 101(a)(42), regardless of whether the alien is likely 
        to be admitted as a refugee pursuant to section 207 or granted 
        asylum pursuant to section 208.''.
    (b) Prohibition of Grant of Public Interest Parole to Aliens 
Detained by United States Authorities.--Section 212(d)(5) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by 
adding after subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection (a)) the 
following new subparagraph:
    ``(D) The Attorney General may not parole into the United States, 
pursuant to section 212(d)(5) for reasons determined by the Attorney 
General, at any time, to be strictly in the public interest, any alien 
being detained by United States military or civilian authorities at the 
Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or any other location being used as a 
safe haven by the Government of the United States for aliens who have 
fled their country of origin or residence.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CUBANS AND HAITIANS 
              PAROLED INTO THE UNITED STATES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

    Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
Attorney General may not adjust to the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence the status of a 
Cuban or Haitian paroled into the United States after September 8, 
1994, pursuant to section 212(d)(5) for reasons determined by the 
Attorney General, at any time, to be strictly in the public 
interest.''.
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