Human Rights Act: New Entry and Deportation Rules
This act introduces stricter rules for entry into the U.S. and deportation for individuals involved in human rights violations, war crimes, or female genital mutilation. Citizens may experience the impact through increased border security and more rigorous checks for visa applicants, aiming to protect society from offenders.
Key points
Establishes a new center to pursue human rights violators and war criminals, streamlining their identification and removal from the U.S.
Expands the list of reasons why an individual may be deemed inadmissible or deportable, including participation in persecution, war crimes, and female genital mutilation.
Extends the time limit for prosecuting visa and naturalization fraud related to human rights violations, giving authorities more time to detect such crimes.
Introduces a new visa fee to cover the costs of national security and counter-terrorism screenings, which may affect the cost of obtaining a visa for some travelers.
Facilitates immigration authorities' access to criminal history records, aiming to improve the vetting of individuals seeking entry or citizenship.
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