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Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

Introduced: January 9, 2023 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Feb 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Jan 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Jan 9, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement.

(Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.)

The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.

What's happening now February 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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