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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
The PROTECT Military Families Act amends immigration law to allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant parole status to certain relatives of current and former military members. Eligible family members include spouses, widows, widowers, parents, and children of active duty service members, reservists, and veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Parole is granted in one-year increments, and denials require joint written justification from the Secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, which must be published publicly. These three secretaries cannot delegate their responsibility to approve or deny parole applications.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
4 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Jan 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 7, 2026
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 “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”; and
(2) 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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