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Stopping Border Surges Act

116

119th Congress

Immigration

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 3, 2025

Latest Action

January 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Andy BiggsRepublican(AZ)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 1 new cosponsors · 0 votes

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Summary

Stopping Border Surges Act This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to repatriate certain unaccompanied, inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate. When the Department of Health and Human Services releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with certain information about that individual, including Social Security number and immigration status. The bill requires a stricter standard to find a credible fear of persecution and imposes additional rules on credible fear interviews. If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving employment authorization. Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (3)

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Lobbying focused on numeric impacts of federal immigration policy, including support for border enforcement and immigration policies that protect American jobs and wages, such as E-Verify. As well, focus on funding for border enforcement and interior enforcement. legislation including: S. 1151 Accountability through Electronic Verification Act, HR 251 Legal Workforce Act, HR 569 Birthright Citizenship Act, S. 304 Birthright Citizenship Act, HR 1241 The SAFE Act, HR 2315 the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, HR 116 the Stopping Border Surges Act, H. Con. Res. 14 -- Establishing the congressional budget, S. Con. Res. 7 --An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget, HR 35 the Agent Raul Gonzales Officer Safety Act, HR 29 & S.5 the Laken Riley Act

Subjects (23)

Administrative remedies

Border security and unlawful immigration

Child safety and welfare

Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Department of Homeland Security

Detention of persons

Evidence and witnesses

Family relationships

Federal preemption

Actions (2)

January 3, 2025

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

January 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H