Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Asylum Abuse Reduction Act
This bill places restrictions on aliens seeking asylum and contains provisions related to immigration enforcement.
Under this bill, an asylum seeker who arrives at a U.S. land port of entry without entry documents may not be admitted unless an asylum officer at a U.S. consulate or embassy has interviewed the alien in person and concluded that the alien (1) has been persecuted in the alien's country of origin due to race, religion, or other characteristics; or (2) would be tortured upon return to that country. (Currently, an alien arriving at a port of entry may apply for asylum, and an immigration officer there typically will give the alien a credible fear interview.)
Furthermore, an alien who traveled through a third country to enter the United States through the southern border shall be ineligible for asylum unless (1) the alien has applied for and been denied asylum or protection in that third country, (2) the alien was a victim of severe human trafficking, or (3) the third country is not party to certain international agreements relating to refugees.
The Department of Homeland Security shall establish an alternatives to detention pilot program available to aliens who (1) certify that they will comply with all immigration proceedings, (2) agree to only a single appeal of an immigration judge decision, and (3) sign a privacy waiver.
Each federal judicial district shall appoint at least one magistrate judge to issue arrest warrants for individuals violating orders to depart, upon a showing of probable cause.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Jul 27, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-GA | Kelly Loeffler | Jul 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 25, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4030 | Asylum Abuse Reduction Act | Identical bill | Aug 28, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Canada
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judges
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
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