Requires returning aliens 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 CBP for nonintrusive inspection systems, border wall construction, bonuses for agents, and mandates changes to treatment of arriving aliens, 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 arriving aliens for further consideration of asylum applications instead of discretionary return, expanding mandatory detention 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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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill funds border wall construction, nonintrusive scanning at ports of entry, bonuses to recruit and retain CBP agents, and amends immigration law to mandate return or detention of aliens arriving from contiguous territory, all of which expand immigration enforcement along the border. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or abortion.