Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted (R-TX)32 cosponsorsIntroduced Sep 14, 2023
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In plain English
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced this bill to restrict asylum eligibility by requiring applicants to enter at official ports of entry and limiting which crimes disqualify someone from asylum, while also expanding the types of crimes that make individuals ineligible. The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to resume border wall construction, authorizes grants to law enforcement for border security operations, prohibits DHS from processing entries between ports of entry, and allows removal of immigrants to countries other than their home country without requiring formal agreements. The bill also restricts states from licensing immigrant detention facilities for minors, lets immigration officers accept visa withdrawal requests from unaccompanied children, imposes additional penalties for visa overstaying, and requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility system. The bill addresses child safety and welfare in immigration detention and grants DHS supplemental authority for border operations.
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2023-09-14, but the bill text was revised on 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Senate committee
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What happens next: Awaiting committee assignment or hearings in the Senate.
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