Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the plight of Cameroonian immigrants and the continued turmoil and instability in the nation of Cameroon merits a designation of humanitarian parole and calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing this violence.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Res. 378 is a non-binding resolution calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a special humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing violence and persecution. The resolution highlights five concurrent crises in Cameroon—including the Anglophone separatist conflict, Boko Haram insurgency, farmer-herder violence, political repression, and spillover violence from the Central African Republic—that have caused thousands of deaths, mass displacement, and widespread human rights violations. The resolution notes that Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians is set to expire in June 2025 and expresses concern that Cameroonians face dangerous journeys to seek refuge elsewhere, discriminatory treatment in U.S. detention facilities, and serious retaliation from Cameroonian authorities if deported. The resolution calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a humanitarian parole program under existing immigration law authority, which has been used over 120 times for other nations but never for any of Africa's 54 countries, and urges the government to allocate resources for resettlement support.
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