Asylum Integrity Act
Summary
Asylum Integrity Act This bill establishes under statute a framework for determining whether an asylum seeker has filed a frivolous application. Under this bill, an asylum application shall be considered frivolous if the application was knowingly filed and (1) includes a fabricated material element, (2) is premised on false or fabricated evidence, (3) was filed without regard to the merits of the claims, or (4) is clearly foreclosed by law. (Currently, regulations provide for a similar, but not identical, framework for asylum applications filed on or after January 11, 2021.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jul 27, 2022
Last action Jul 27, 2022
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Committee
1
Jul 27, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thom Tillis
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
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