Asylum Reform: Stricter Rules and Family Detention Limits
This act introduces significant changes to the asylum process in the United States, making it harder for individuals who transited through other countries or entered illegally to obtain asylum. It also raises the standard for evaluating asylum claims and sets a maximum period for family detention, directly impacting those seeking protection.
Key points
Restricts asylum eligibility for individuals who transited through at least one country outside their nationality en route to the U.S., unless they sought and were denied protection in each such country.
Establishes permanent ineligibility for asylum if an individual committed unlawful entry or attempted to gain entry through willfully false representations or visa fraud.
Raises the evidentiary standard for individuals seeking asylum to establish a credible fear of persecution, from "significant possibility" to "more likely than not."
Allows children to be detained with their parents during expedited removal or asylum proceedings for a period of no more than 180 days.
Status:
Introduced
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