Republicans in the Senate are taking action to counter the Biden administration's initiative to grant humanitarian parole to illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. who have American spouses. The proposed bill, known as The Visa Integrity Preservation Act, led by Sen. John Cornyn and supported by more than a dozen senators, aims to prevent illegal immigrants who entered the country unlawfully or overstayed their visas from receiving waivers for in-person consular interviews.
The Biden administration introduced the 'parole in place' program in June, allowing certain illegal immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens to apply for humanitarian parole and a pathway to permanent residency without leaving the country for a consulate interview. This initiative, named 'Keeping Families Together,' targets noncitizen spouses who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and are deemed non-threatening to public safety or national security.
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