Requires returning aliens arriving from contiguous territory to that territory or a safe third country pending proceedings or detaining them, increasing state/local role in border enforcement and reducing releases into the US.
Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``may return'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``shall-- ``(i) return the alien to such territory, or to a safe third country (as described in section 208), pending the completion of a proceeding under section 240; or ``(ii) detain the alien for further consideration of an application for asylum, which shall include a determination of credible fear of persecution.''.
Transfers unobligated IRS funds to DHS and CBP for border wall construction, nonintrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry, bonuses to recruit and retain agents, and related measures, increasing border security operations and enforcement against illegal entry.
Two-thirds of the unobligated balances (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) from amounts made available under section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117-169 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on February 6, 2034, for activities related to the construction of a border wall system along the southwest international border of the United States.
Amends law to require detention of certain aliens arriving from contiguous territory for further consideration of asylum applications, expanding mandatory detention practices at the border.
shall-- ``(i) return the alien to such territory, or to a safe third country (as described in section 208), pending the completion of a proceeding under section 240; or ``(ii) detain the alien for further consideration of an application for asylum, which shall include a determination of credible fear of persecution.''.
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2025-07-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill funds border wall construction, nonintrusive scanning technology, additional CBP staffing via bonuses, and amends immigration law to mandate return or detention of aliens from contiguous territory, all of which expand immigration enforcement at the border. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
2025-07-25
Libra
Introduced in House
2025-07-25
Libra
Introduced in House
2025-07-25
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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.
2025-07-25
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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.
2025-07-25
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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.