To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed from the United States.

H.R. 5035 would grant immigration judges the legal authority to halt the deportation of a parent if they determine that removing them from the country would be against the best interests of their U.S. citizen child. This discretionary power would not be available to parents who are considered security risks or those involved in human trafficking. If passed, the bill would allow judges to consider family unity and a child's welfare as primary factors when deciding whether to order a parent's removal from the United States.