American SAFER Act of 2022
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American Safety And Fairness through Expedited Removal Act of 2022 or the American SAFER Act of 2022
This bill expands the classes of non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are subject to expedited removal (i.e., removal from the United States without further hearing or review).
Specifically, the bill nullifies a 2004 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule that generally limits expedited removal to certain situations, such as for non-U.S. nationals encountered within 14 days of entry into the United States without inspection and within 100 miles of a U.S. international land border.
The bill also (1) prohibits DHS from implementing a rule that limits expedited removal based on how far a non-U.S. national was from the border when encountered or apprehended, and (2) modifies the relevant statute to state that expedited removal authority applies regardless of where the non-U.S. national was encountered or apprehended.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9470: American SAFER Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9470/
"H.R. 9470: American SAFER Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9470/.
H.R. 9470, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9470/.
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