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US HR3360

US HR3360
Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2019


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Introduced
06/19/2019
In Committee
07/30/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill, the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2019, aims to modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children in federal custody due to their immigration status. Key provisions include: clarifying that the government will not bear any expense for counsel in removal proceedings, changing the credible fear interview standard, requiring recording of expedited removal and credible fear interviews, reforming parole authority, modifying preferential asylum availability for unaccompanied minors, amending safe third country and withholding of removal provisions, addressing asylum termination and frivolous applications, limiting asylum eligibility based on generalized violence, defining "membership in a particular social group", and clarifying the role of rogue foreign government officials in asylum and removal determinations. The bill also makes several technical amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 07/30/2019)

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