3.0.0 884 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-03-22 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-22T22:15:39Z Stopping Border Surges Act 117 1901 HR 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS Protection of Children Act of 2021 117 1958 HR 2021-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022 117 7452 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2021-03-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-03-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-03-22 True T000278 Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Tommy Tuberville R AL 2021-03-22 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2021-03-22 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2021-03-23 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2021-03-24 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2021-03-25 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2021-04-14 False Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child safety and welfare Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Evidence and witnesses Family relationships Federal preemption Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Human rights Human trafficking Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties Lawyers and legal services Licensing and registrations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons State and local government operations Immigration 00 2021-03-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-07T19:28:54Z Stopping Border Surges Act

This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers.

For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate.

When HHS releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with certain information about that individual, including Social Security number and immigration status.

The bill amends the definition of credible fear of persecution to require that such fear can be established by statements that are more probable than not. The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters.

If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions.

The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving employment authorization.

Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

]]> Stopping Border Surges Act Display Title Stopping Border Surges Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Stopping Border Surges Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s884is/xml/BILLS-117s884is.xml 2021-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.