[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8951 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8951
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole
or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 22, 2022
Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Harris, Mr. Steube,
Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Miller of
Illinois, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Cloud, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Norman, and
Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole
or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION.
Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1225(b)) is amended by--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (i)--
(I) by striking ``section
212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section
212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``. The Secretary may
not parole or otherwise release the
alien into the United States.''; and
(ii) in clause (ii)--
(I) by striking ``section
212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section
212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``. The Secretary may
not parole or otherwise release the
alien into the United States.'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney
General'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the
alien shall be detained for further
consideration of the application for asylum''
and inserting ``the alien shall either be
detained for further consideration of the
application for asylum by an immigration judge
or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign
territory contiguous to the United States, be
returned to that territory for further
consideration of the application for asylum by
an immigration judge. The Secretary may not
parole or otherwise release the alien into the
United States'';
(iii) in clause (iii)--
(I) in subclause (I), by striking
the period at the end and adding ``.
The Secretary shall remove the alien
within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be
removed, the alien shall be detained
until removed. The Secretary may not
parole or otherwise release the alien
into the United States.'';
(II) in subclause (II), by striking
``has not'' and inserting ``has or has
not''; and
(III) in subclause (IV), by
striking the period at the end and
inserting ``. The Secretary may not
parole or otherwise release the alien
into the United States.''; and
(iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is
a significant possibility, taking into account
the credibility of the statements made by the
alien in support of the alien's claim and such
other facts as are known to the officer, that
the alien could establish eligibility for
asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it
is more likely than not that the alien will be
able to establish eligibility for asylum under
section 208''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``and (C)''; and
(ii) by striking ``the alien shall be
detained for a proceeding under section 240.''
and inserting ``the alien shall be either
detained for a proceeding under section 240 or
if the alien arrived on land from a foreign
territory contiguous to the United States, be
returned to that territory pending a proceeding
under section 240. The Secretary may not parole
or otherwise release the alien into the United
States.''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (C).
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