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Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993

Introduced: July 1, 1993 See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Nov 4, 1993
Clean Bill, H.R. 3363 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Oct 20, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 21, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4863)
Jul 8, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Jul 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 1, 1993
Introduced in House
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Smuggling and Fraud

Title II: Asylum

Title III: Inspections

Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration

and Naturalization Service

Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993 - Title I: Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide expedited exclusion procedures for aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of persecution). Limits judicial review to habeas corpus.

Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring in illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony.

Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting provisional asylum. Establishes new application deadlines. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application hearing.

Title III: Inspections - Directs the Attorney General to establish: (1) specified numbers of preinspection stations at foreign airports identified as last departure points for the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving passengers and at those with the greatest numbers of U.S.-arriving undocumented aliens (and to assign additional immigration officers at such airports without preinspection stations); and (2) an expedited inspection process for U.S. citizens returning by air from abroad.

Revises the pilot visa waiver program to: (1) make it permanent; (2) repeal certain paperwork requirements; (3) subject participants to exclusion or deportation without appeal (except for an asylum claim); and (4) require carriers to distribute program information to passengers.

Provides for the training of airline personnel in detection of fraudulent documents.

Title IV: Authorization of Appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service - Authorizes appropriations for the Border Patrol.

What's happening now November 4, 1993

Clean Bill, H.R. 3363 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1358 Identical bill Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993
  • HR 3363 Procedurally related Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 2, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 1, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2602: Immigration Enforcement and Asylum Reform Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2602/
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