Restrict asylum, parole, and discretionary immigration pathways
Project 2025 recommends narrow, case-specific parole and an end to categorical parole. Executive Order 14165 directed termination of categorical parole programs and stricter border/asylum policy, subject to statute and implementation.
Project 2025 said
Prohibit the use of parole except in matters that are certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security as requiring action for humanitarian or significant public benefit reasons, and prohibit the use of parole in any categorical circumstance.
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Compared with
Government did
Match: Strong Alignment
Securing Our Borders
The order directed termination of categorical parole programs and changes to border, asylum, detention, and removal policy within existing law.
Action type
Executive Order
Identifier
Executive Order 14165
Current status
Partially Implemented
In effect
Partly
Last verified
August 16, 2026
Why this match
The order directs termination of categorical parole programs, strongly aligning with the exact parole passage, but it does not amend the governing statute.
How this can change
Reversibility: Moderate
Presidential Rescission
A future President may rescind the order and agencies may change parole policy within statute; Congress may amend the INA; courts may review implementation.
