SCREEN Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-4202House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Sep 25, 2019

Summary

Official Summary

Securing Comprehensive Review in Entry Enforcement Now Act of 2019 or the SCREEN Act of 2019

This bill provides statutory authority for a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer to conduct asylum interviews to determine whether an alien has a credible fear of persecution, provided that the officer meets existing training and supervision requirements. (Asylum officers have typically been part of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the immigration system, while the CBP is a law enforcement agency.)

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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