No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025
This bill bars an individual who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor from receiving asylum, with limited exceptions. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security may designate political offenses committed outside of the United States that shall not be considered a crime for this purpose.
Currently, an individual shall be barred from receiving asylum for only certain types of criminal convictions, such as if the individual is convicted for (1) an aggravated felony, or (2) a particularly serious crime and as a result deemed a danger to the United States.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1312: No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1312/
"H.R. 1312: No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1312/.
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