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This bill, known as the Artemis Act of 2025, aims to modify the Immigration and Nationality Act by creating an exception to expedited removal for individuals from certain countries designated as "countries of concern" or on a "special watch list." Specifically, the bill amends Section 235(b)(1) to prevent the automatic expedited removal of immigrants who are natives or citizens of countries that the Secretary of State has identified as having particular concerns regarding religious freedom, as defined under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Under current immigration law, expedited removal allows for the rapid deportation of certain undocumented immigrants without a full immigration court hearing. By adding this exception, the bill provides additional protections for immigrants from countries that are deemed to have significant religious freedom challenges, potentially allowing them to remain in the United States and seek further immigration processing or asylum, rather than being immediately removed from the country.

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