Cuban Family Reunification Parole Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6907
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2022-03-02
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Cuban Family Reunification Parole Act of 2022 </strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of State to restart processing applications under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. (The program, which was suspended in 2017, allows eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for family members in Cuba, who can then enter the United States while waiting for immigrant visas.)</p> <p>The State Department must prioritize applications filed before this bill's enactment and ensure that the adjudication of such applications begin no later than six months after this bill's enactment date.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6907 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2022 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Sires , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Crist , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , and Mrs. Murphy of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reinstate the processing of applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Act of 2022 . 2. Reinstatement of Cuban family reunification parole program (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall— (1) begin to reinstate the processing of applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program at the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba; and (2) prioritize applications described in paragraph (1) in the order in which they were received by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Additional personnel (1) Assignment To carry out subsection (a)— (A) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall assign to the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, appropriate personnel from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; and (B) the Secretary of State, with the permission of the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall assign to the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, appropriate personnel from the Department of State. (2) Safety of personnel The Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure the safety of such personnel and to ensure that such personnel are available a minimum of one business day each week for the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. (c) Accessibility To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may to the extent practicable make available to applicants for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program video teleconference capabilities and may fly personnel assigned under subsection (b) to the United State Embassy in Havana, Cuba, for time sufficient to process applications in a safe manner. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries shall ensure that appropriate privacy and security requirements are satisfied for all personnel involved. (d) Duration Parole granted under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program shall be valid for an initial period of at least two years. (e) Expeditious processing The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program that were filed before the date of the enactment of this Act have started being adjudicated not more than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.