H.R. 871

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility requirements for asylum.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 31, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Luna · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 871
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Modification of asylum eligibility

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or .

SEC. 2. Modification of asylum eligibility

• Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended— 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)
  • (1) Application at ports of entry
    • (A) In general
      • Any alien who arrives at a port of entry of the United States, irrespective of such alien's status, may, only at such a port of entry, apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, as applicable, section 235(b).
    • (B) Prohibition on parole or release into the United States
      • Notwithstanding section 236(a)(2), an alien applying for asylum at a port of entry may not be paroled or released into the United States.
  • by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
  • in paragraph (2)—
    • by striking subparagraph (B);
    • in subparagraph (C), by striking Subject to subparagraph (D), paragraphand inserting Paragraph;
    • by striking subparagraph (D);
    • in subparagraph (E), by striking Subparagraphs (A) and (B)and inserting Subparagraph (A);
    • by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
      • (D) Effect of apprehension in the United States
        • Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any alien who is apprehended by or referred to the Secretary of Homeland Security as an alien who has entered the United States without inspection and admission or who has remained in the United States beyond the alien's period of authorized stay.
    • by adding at the end the following:
  • by striking each place it appears and inserting Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable,.