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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole into the United States certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
HR 6958 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole certain relatives of current and former Armed Forces members into the United States. Eligible relatives include spouses, widows or widowers, parents, and children of active duty members, members of the Selected Reserve, or veterans who were not discharged under dishonorable conditions. Parole grants would be issued in 1-year increments. Denials can only be made if the Secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, and Veterans Affairs jointly provide written justification, and any denials must be published on DHS's website with detailed reasoning.
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- Jan 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 7, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2026
Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole into the United States certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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 “Parole Relief Offering Troops Expedited Compassionate Treatment of Military Families Act” or as the “PROTECT Military Families Act”.
SEC. 2. PAROLE FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “subparagraph (B) or” and inserting “subparagraphs (B) and (C) and”;
(2) by striking “Attorney General” each place such term appears and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (iii), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall parole into the United States an alien who is the spouse, widow or widower, parent, or child of—
“(I) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty;
“(II) a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve; or
“(III) an individual, whether living or deceased, who— “(aa) previously served as— “(AA) a member of the Armed Forces on active duty; or “(BB) a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve; and “(bb) was discharged or released from such service under a condition other than dishonorable.
“(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall parole an alien into the United States under clause (i) in 1-year increments.
“(iii)(I) An application for parole under this subparagraph may be denied only if the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly issue a written justification for the denial.
“(II) The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not delegate the responsibility described in subclause (I).
“(III)(aa) In the case of a denial under subclause (I), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on a publicly available internet website of the Department of Homeland Security information about the denial, including a detailed justification for the denial. “(bb) Information published under item (aa) shall not include personally identifiable information.”. <all>
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