S 5350
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Transit Ban Act of 2022
Introduced: December 21, 2022
Introduced by:
Lankford, James
Republican
· Oklahoma
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Transit Ban Act of 2022
This bill bars non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from receiving asylum if they traveled through at least one other country to arrive at or enter the United States through the U.S.-Mexico border, with certain exceptions, such as if the individual is a victim of a severe form of human trafficking.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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