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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6958 
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. 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 ‘‘subpara-
graph (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 Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall parole into the United 
States an alien who is the spouse, widow or widower, par-
ent, 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 
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‘‘(BB) a member of the Selected Re-
serve of the Ready Reserve; and 
‘‘(bb) was discharged or released from 
such service under a condition other than dis-
honorable. 
‘‘(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 subpara-
graph 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 Sec-
retary 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, includ-
ing a detailed justification for the denial. 
‘‘(bb) Information published under item (aa) shall not 
include personally identifiable information.’’. 
Æ 
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