[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 15 (Thursday, January 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 26. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby) to the bill
H.R. 268, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, add the following:
SEC. __. CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEWS.
Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(v)) is amended by striking
``claim'' and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting ``claim, as determined pursuant to section
208(b)(1)(B)(iii), and such other facts as are known to the
officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for
asylum under section 208, and it is more probable than not
that the statements made by, and on behalf of, the alien in
support of the alien's claim are true.''.
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