Bill > HR3217

This bill, the Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023, aims to tighten asylum laws in the United States. Key provisions include: 1) Raising the bar for credible fear interviews by requiring that an asylum seeker's statements are more likely than not to be true. 2) Eliminating the jurisdiction of asylum applications for certain cases. 3) Mandating the recording of expedited removal and credible fear interviews, with certain exceptions. 4) Allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security, rather than the Attorney General, to determine if a country is a "safe third country" for asylum seekers. 5) Automatically terminating asylum status if an asylee returns to their home country, with limited exceptions. 6) Strengthening requirements for notifying asylum seekers about the consequences of filing a frivolous application. 7) Allowing the use of statements and investigative reports by immigration authorities in credibility determinations. 8) Imposing criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison for making false statements in asylum applications. 9) Extending the statute of limitations for asylum fraud.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3217/all-info