I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9373 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting parole to 
certain dangerous aliens, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 16, 2024 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Ms. MACE, Mrs. WAG-
NER, Mr. OGLES, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. HUNT, Mr. PENCE, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. SELF, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BARR, Mr. NUNN 
of Iowa, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HERN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 
GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LAWLER, and Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from grant-
ing parole to certain dangerous aliens, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguarding Ameri-
cans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED OR SUSPECTED TER-
RORIST AND SPECIAL INTEREST ALIEN. 
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(53) The term ‘known terrorist’ means an in-
dividual who has been— 
‘‘(A) arrested, charged by information, in-
dicted for, or convicted of a crime related to 
terrorism or terrorist activities by the United 
States Government or a foreign government au-
thority; or 
‘‘(B) identified as a terrorist or as a mem-
ber of a terrorist organization pursuant to stat-
ute, Executive order, or international legal obli-
gation pursuant to a United Nations Security 
Council Resolution. 
‘‘(54) The term ‘special interest alien’ means an 
alien who, based upon an analysis of travel patterns 
and other information available to the United States 
Government, potentially poses a national security 
risk to the United States or its interests due to a 
known or potential nexus to terrorism. 
‘‘(55) The term ‘suspected terrorist’ means an 
individual who is reasonably suspected to be engag-
ing in, has engaged in, or intends to engage in con-
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duct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or re-
lated to terrorism or terrorist activities.’’. 
SEC. 3. PAROLE OF CERTAIN ALIENS PROHIBITED. 
Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) and in section 214(f), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may temporarily parole into the United States, 
under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, and 
only on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian rea-
sons or significant public benefit, arriving aliens applying 
for admission to the United States. Such parole of any 
such alien shall not be regarded as an admission of the 
alien and when the purposes of such parole, in the opinion 
of the Secretary, have been served, such alien shall imme-
diately return or be returned to the custody from which 
such alien was paroled. Following the conclusion of such 
parole, such alien’s case shall continue to be dealt with 
in the same manner as that of any other applicant for 
admission to the United States. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
parole into the United States an alien who is a refugee. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
parole any alien pursuant to subparagraph (A) who has 
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been designated by any official of the United States Gov-
ernment as— 
‘‘(i) a known terrorist; 
‘‘(ii) a suspected terrorist; or 
‘‘(iii) a special interest alien.’’. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A 
STATE. 
Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT
BY
ATTORNEY
GENERAL 
OF A STATE.—The attorney general of a State, or 
another authorized State officer, alleging a violation 
of the parole prohibition requirements under sub-
paragraph (B) or (C) of section 212(b)(5) that 
harms such State or its residents shall have standing 
to bring an action against the Secretary of Home-
land Security on behalf of such State or the resi-
dents of such State in an appropriate district court 
of the United States to obtain appropriate injunctive 
relief. The court shall advance on the docket and ex-
pedite the disposition of a civil action filed pursuant 
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to this paragraph to the greatest extent practicable. 
For purposes of this paragraph, a State or its resi-
dents shall be considered to have been harmed if the 
State or its residents experience harm, including fi-
nancial harm in excess of $100.’’. 
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