Bill would end green cards for parents of U.S. citizens, create temporary visas instead.
This bill, called the "Break the Chain Act," would make big changes to how families can immigrate to the U.S. It would stop parents of U.S. citizens from getting green cards and instead offer them a temporary visa. Most other family-based green card options, like those for adult children and siblings, would also end, affecting many relatives.
Today, U.S. citizens can sponsor their parents for green cards as "immediate relatives," and other family members like adult children and siblings can apply through various family-sponsored green card categories. This bill would end green cards for parents of U.S. citizens, replacing them with a temporary "W" nonimmigrant visa that does not allow work or public benefits. It would also eliminate most other family-sponsored green card categories, reducing the overall yearly limit for family-sponsored immigrants to 87,934, and making "aging out" rules for children much stricter.
HR 1747 · 119th Congress · February 27, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 6/10
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