Prohibit parole for nationals from countries of concern without a waiver from the Secretary of State.

Addison P. McDowell · North Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

The Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act would: Prohibit parole for nationals from countries of concern—including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria—without a waiver from the Secretary of State.

McDowell backs legislation that would bar immigration parole for nationals of specified countries unless the Secretary of State grants a waiver.

Congressman McDowell Introduces Legislation to End Biden-era Mass Immigration Parole | Congressman Addison McDowell
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

Section 3 amends INA parole authority to state: "The Secretary of Homeland Security may not parole into the United States any alien who is a national of a country of concern ... unless the Secretary of State issues a waiver with respect to the alien."

This is the core legislative text matching the claim; it directly proposes the prohibition-with-waiver structure for nationals of countries of concern.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.3725 - Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

The bill is shown as "Introduced in House (06/04/2025)" and "Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary" with tracker status "Introduced."

The proposal was formally introduced and referred, but there is no evidence in the last lookback window of enactment, committee passage, or other delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.3725 - Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%

McDowell said the bill would "Prohibit parole for nationals from countries of concern—including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria—without a waiver from the Secretary of State."

Official member-office statement confirming the exact policy claim and showing serious introduction effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman McDowell Introduces Legislation to End Biden-era Mass Immigration Parole | Congressman Addison McDowell
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

McDowell appears to have materially acted on the promise by introducing H.R. 3725, whose text closely matches the pledge to bar parole for nationals of countries of concern absent a State Department waiver. However, the available evidence shows the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment, committee approval, or other completed policy change yet documented. Because he is still in office and the current term is ongoing, this is not a final failure; it remains pending rather than delivered.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 97%