The PROTECT Military Families Act would change immigration law to allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant parole—temporary legal entry into the United States—to certain relatives of active-duty and veteran service members. Specifically, the bill would require the secretary to parole spouses, parents, and children of current active-duty members, members of the Selected Reserve, and honorably discharged veterans into the country. Parole would be granted in one-year increments and could only be denied if the secretaries of Homeland Security, Defense, and Veterans Affairs jointly agree in writing and publicly justify the denial on the DHS website. The bill affects military families seeking to reunite with relatives who may not otherwise qualify for standard immigration visas, and it establishes a streamlined process to keep families together by removing barriers previously faced by service members' dependents.
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