Tribal crossings: a narrow parole-fee proposal
What they say
In the September 10 debate, Ciscomani said he had worked toward keeping cross-border tourism fees from applying to members of the nation in both the United States and Mexico.
What the record shows
Ciscomani was an original cosponsor of Rep. Andy Biggs’s H.R. 5904 on November 4, 2025. Its introduced text would create a two-year conditional exception for parole into the United States for sacred tribal or religious ceremonies, cultural exchange or celebrations. It requires a preliminary criminal background check, a written request from a federally recognized tribe with trust land at or near the Southwest border, and enrollment in that tribe’s cultural-participant program. Under those conditions, the applicant would pay $200 in place of the applicable parole fee. The bill’s action record shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment.
Why there is no assessment here
The targeted introduced proposal is documented. The intended tourism fee and any universal or enacted tribal exemption remain unverified.
Limit: This is concrete work toward targeted fee relief. It does not establish zero fees, a blanket exemption for every tribal member on both sides of the border or relief from every tourism charge. The debate does not identify which fee he meant. Parole admission, citizenship status and the bill’s temporary conditions matter; the separate I-94 land-border charge is not the charge this text amends.