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RULES Act
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility requirements for asylum.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act or RULES Act
This bill requires non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) applying for asylum to arrive and apply at a U.S. port of entry. Applicants are prohibited from being paroled into the U.S. pending approval of such application. Further, individuals apprehended in the U.S. without legal immigration status are ineligible for asylum. Applicants rejected for asylum are barred from applying for asylum in the future. Under current law, an applicant may reapply in changed or extraordinary circumstances.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jan 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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