[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 305 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 305 To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2007 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the United States an alien who falls ill while seeking admission at a port of entry or seeks emergency medical assistance by approaching an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near a border. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PAROLE POWER TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALIENS AT A BORDER. Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(C) The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States an alien solely because the alien-- ``(i) falls ill while seeking admission, or waiting to seek admission, at a port of entry into the United States; or ``(ii) approaches an agent or official of the Department of Homeland Security at or near the border in order to seek emergency medical assistance.''. <all>