Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2019
This bill makes various immigration-related changes, such as restricting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to parole certain aliens.
The bill (1) bars the government from paying for counsel for a person in any immigration proceeding before DHS or the Department of Justice, whereas currently the prohibition only applies to removal proceedings; and (2) raises the burden on an alien to establish the alien's claimed fear of persecution when seeking asylum.
DHS shall standardize questions asked in expedited removal proceedings and record such proceedings.
DHS may parole an alien into the United States only on an individualized basis and may not use eligibility criteria describing an entire class of people. The bill imposes additional restrictions on such parole authority.
The bill removes an exception which allows an unaccompanied alien child to seek asylum while in the United States (or upon arrival at the U.S. border) even if the child may be removed to a safe third country where the child may seek asylum.
The bill also bars an alien from seeking asylum while in the United States (or upon arrival at the U.S. border) if the alien may be removed to a safe third country where the alien may seek asylum. Currently, this bar only applies if the United States has an agreement with the third country.
The bill bars several grounds for asylum related to generalized violence.
The bill expands what constitutes a frivolous asylum application to include those filed solely to delay removal, among others. Currently, an application is frivolous only if any material elements are deliberately fabricated.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 19, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 517 | Closing Asylum Loopholes Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 3855 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform asylum procedures, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Aug 12, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime victims
- Department of Homeland Security
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Evidence and witnesses
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Lawyers and legal services
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Sound recording
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
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