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The bill creates a self-funded enforcement mechanism and stronger deterrence by imposing large bonds and strict forfeiture penalties, but does so at the cost of curtailing due process, restricting access to asylum, imposing heavy financial barriers on many visitors, and limiting administrative flexibility.
Taxpayers and state governments: Forfeited bonds are routed into a dedicated account that funds detention facilities and deportation transport, creating a self-funded revenue stream and providing immediate funding for removals without new appropriations.
Nonimmigrant visitors and border/security officials: The $5,000–$50,000 bond requirement creates a financial deterrent that may reduce visa overstays and improve compliance with return/removal orders.
Immigrants and bond payers: Imposes automatic, nonappealable forfeiture of bonds and immediate removal, eliminating judicial or administrative review and stripping standard due process protections.
Asylum seekers and people with late-arising protection claims: Bars those who miss a tight midnight filing deadline from applying for asylum or withholding, risking denial of protection for individuals who develop protection claims after the deadline.
Immigrants who forfeit bonds: Imposes a 4–12 year bar on eligibility for any lawful immigration status after forfeiture, blocking future immigration pathways and long-term prospects.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced March 4, 2025 by Robert F. Onder · Last progress March 4, 2025
Requires most nonimmigrant visitors to post a cash payment or bond of $5,000–$50,000 to guarantee they leave the United States when their authorized stay ends. If a visitor remains past midnight Pacific Time on the day their stay expires, the bond is automatically forfeited, the visitor is subject to prompt removal, and barred from many lawful immigration statuses for 4–12 years; forfeited funds fund a new DHS account for detention and removal costs. The bill also requires anyone who intends to seek asylum or withholding of removal to file those claims before that midnight deadline and limits DHS rulemaking and waiver authority on these requirements.