‘Restore order’: Bill to limit Biden-era immigration powers gets renewed push under Trump

FIRST ON FOX: A bill to tightly limit programs used by the Biden administration to allow migrants into the US and protect them from deportation is being reintroduced in both houses of Congress amid a flurry of immigration movements in Congress and the White House.

The End of Amnesty Without Accountability Act was introduced in the Senate last year, but is now being reintroduced in both chambers by Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., and Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, which would limit the use of humanitarian parole to allow migrants to enter in the US and limit the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to protect them from deportation.

The Biden administration, as part of its efforts to expand legal avenues for migration to stem the ongoing immigration crisis at the border, used parole to admit 1,450 migrants a day through the CBP One application to the border He has also allowed more than 500,000 migrants of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV) to fly to the US through a separate program. Together, nearly 1.5 million migrants were admitted through CBP One and CHNV. President Trump ordered an end to both this week.

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Separately, the Biden administration has used (GST) allow migrants from countries facing conflict and hardship to remain protected from deportation, including countries such as Venezuela and Haiti. He expanded a bunch of appointments in the final days of the administration.

The bill would restrict TPS designations by requiring Congress to approve them for 12-month terms (currently 18 months) and by requiring additional congressional action to extend them.

The bill would also limit parole to a hard limit of 1,000 a year, down significantly from the hundreds of thousands currently allowed. Parole would also only be allowed for limited circumstances such as medical emergencies.

The bill would also impose stricter eligibility and placement criteria for unaccompanied children amid reports that authorities have lost track of these children. Meanwhile, the use of DHS documents such as Notices to Appear and also the now limited CBP One application would not be used for airport security checks.

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“The Biden administration took advantage of current law to grant legal status to millions of noncitizens, overwhelming communities in Indiana and across the country. Our schools, health systems and public services are struggling with this massive influx,” Banks said. in a statement. “This bill will end mass parole, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and help President Trump restore order after the chaos caused by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”

“The policies of the Biden-Harris Administration fueled the worst border crisis in American history,” Nehls wrote. “Worse, President Biden and his colleagues imported people from around the world through CHNV and other mass parole programs, flooding our communities with insufficiently screened individuals. I am proud to introduce legislation alongside Senator Banks to prevent future administrations from abusing TPS designations and parole authority.”

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When it was first introduced, the bill faced challenges with a Democratic-led Senate, but the chamber is now in Republican hands, and a number of Democrats have backed restrictionist bills after a year in which illegal immigration was a top priority for voters. .

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Dozens of Democrats recently backed it Laken Riley Act to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes. Meanwhile, a bill to restore the Trump-era stay-in-Mexico policy has picked up bipartisan sponsors in the lower house.