I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5141 
To provide for the termination of the Central American Minors Refugee/ 
Parole Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 29, 2016 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BARLETTA, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BRAT, 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro-
lina, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MICA, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, and Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the termination of the Central American 
Minors Refugee/Parole Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On December 1, 2014, in the face of serious 
national security threats, and despite vigorous oppo-
sition from the Congress, the Obama Administration 
began accepting applications for a new program 
known as the ‘‘Central American Minors (CAM) 
Refugee/Parole Program’’ (the ‘‘CAM program’’). 
(2) Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution 
gives the Congress clear jurisdiction on immigration 
matters, and the unilateral creation of the CAM pro-
gram by executive action clearly infringes on that 
authority. 
(3) Under the CAM program, the Obama Ad-
ministration allows illegal aliens from 3 Central 
American countries to fly to the United States and 
be admitted into the United States. 
(4) In a December 17, 2015, letter to multiple 
Members of the Congress, U.S. Citizenship and Im-
migration Services Director Leon Rodriquez ac-
knowledged that the agency does not systematically 
track whether CAM program applicants previously 
have been removed from the United States or had 
prior felony convictions. 
(5) The December 2015 letter also revealed 
that certain CAM program beneficiaries are imme-
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diately eligible to work and obtain legal status in the 
United States. 
(6) Under the CAM program, certain bene-
ficiaries are eligible ultimately to obtain permanent 
residence and are immediately eligible for certain 
taxpayer-funded Federal benefits. 
(7) Under the CAM program, certain bene-
ficiaries are able to pursue citizenship in the United 
States after 5 years of permanent residence. 
(8) The CAM program provides cash, loans for 
flights to North America, reimbursements for DNA 
testing, and medical assistance. 
(9) The CAM program also waives certain fees 
for participating beneficiaries, which fees are re-
quired to be paid by potential legal immigrants who 
wish to enter this country in accordance with our 
laws. 
(10) The Department of State reported in April 
2016, that 8,001 aliens from 3 Central American 
countries have applied to be admitted to the United 
States under the CAM program, and that 197 par-
ents and children already have been admitted under 
the program. 
(11) The December 2015 letter also stated that 
at least 16 parents who completed an Affidavit of 
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Relationship under the CAM program were Deferred 
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, 
and indicated that the program plans eventually to 
accept applications from the Deferred Action for 
Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Resi-
dents (DAPA) program. 
(12) DACA and DAPA were both created by 
the Obama Administration through unconstitutional 
executive action. An injunction to stop the creation 
of DAPA and the expansion of DACA was upheld by 
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
(13) The Associated Press recently obtained in-
formation through a Freedom of Information Act re-
quest that revealed that, of the 71,000 unaccom-
panied alien minors placed with sponsors in the 
United States from February 2014 to September 
2015, most of whom were from Central America, 80 
percent were placed with illegal immigrants living in 
the United States. 
(14) U.S. Customs and Border Protection re-
ports that 141,192 unaccompanied alien minors 
from Central American countries were apprehended 
by the United States Border Patrol from October 1, 
2008, through February 29, 2016. 
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