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Asylum Integrity Act

USA117th CongressS-4637| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2022
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.)
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 27, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Asylum Integrity Act

USA117th CongressS-4637| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2022
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.)
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 27, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted