Secure and Protect Act: Immigration and Asylum System Reforms
This Act introduces significant changes to the treatment of minor migrants and the asylum system, aiming to expedite procedures and reduce potential abuses. Citizens may experience the impact through stricter asylum application rules and changes in the detention process for minors, which could affect families seeking protection in the U.S.
Key points
Increased authority to detain minor aliens (other than unaccompanied alien children) pending removal proceedings, with a goal of completing cases within 100 days.
Changes to the definition of "credible fear of persecution" for asylum claims, requiring a higher evidentiary threshold.
Requirement for asylum applications to be made only through designated ports of entry and the establishment of refugee application and processing centers outside the United States.
Restrictions on asylum eligibility for individuals convicted of felonies, previously removed, or from countries with refugee processing centers.
Increase in the number of immigration judges and support staff to expedite case processing.
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