HR 4603 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the humanitarian parole policy announced on January 18, 2010, to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti prior to the earthquake on January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

February 4, 2010CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the humanitarian parole policy announced on January 18, 2010, to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti prior to the earthquake on January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the ‘Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act’; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) the ‘HOPE Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF HAITIAN ORPHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLE POLICY.

(a) Additional Category of Orphans- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, so as to apply it, on a case-by-case basis as determined appropriate by the Secretary, to children who were legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti before January 12, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Safe and Secure Placements- Placement of children granted humanitarian parole into the United States pursuant to the parole policy referred to in subsection (a) may include placement in an Unaccompanied Refugee Minor program, pursuant to section 412(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)), if a suitable family member is not available to provide care.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink