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HR 7139 115th Congress House

ADAPT Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may only apply for asylum at a designated port of arrival, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Immigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2018
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 Latest action November 16, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Asylum at Designated Arrival Ports and Terminals Act 2018 or the ADAPT Act of 2018

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require asylum applicants to arrive in the United States only at a designated port of arrival. Current law allows aliens to seek asylum whether or not they arrive at a designated port.

The bill also requires asylum seekers to file their applications immediately upon arrival, where currently they have one year to do so.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7139: ADAPT Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7139/
MLA
"H.R. 7139: ADAPT Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7139/.
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H.R. 7139, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7139/.
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