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.

HRES 378 is a non-binding House resolution urging the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonian immigrants fleeing violence and instability in Cameroon. It directly affects Cameroonian nationals currently in the U.S. or seeking entry who face risks like deportation to a country with ongoing armed conflicts, including the Anglophone Crisis and Boko Haram insurgency, which have displaced over 600,000 people internally and 70,000 externally. The resolution cites existing U.S. authority under Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish such a program, noting Cameroon’s TPS designation is set to expire. It emphasizes the need for humanitarian relief amid reports of severe human rights abuses against Cameroonian returnees and systemic discrimination against Black immigrants in U.S. immigration enforcement. The resolution does not create new law but formally requests DHS action.