110 HR 305 IH: To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border. U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 305 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2007 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border.

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Prohibition on use of parole power to provide medical assistance to aliens at a border

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: (C)The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States an alien solely because the alien— (i)falls ill while seeking admission, or waiting to seek admission, at a port of entry into the United States; or (ii)approaches an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near the border in order to seek emergency medical assistance..