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Secure the Border Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2824| Senate 
| Updated: 1/11/2024
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (32)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Secure the Border Act of 2023 This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law enforcement agencies for certain border security operations; prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) arriving between ports of entry; limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry; authorizes the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal; expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death; authorizes DHS to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border; prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors; authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application; imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 11, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 11, 2024
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 118-505: Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023
  • S 118-206: END FENTANYL Act
  • HR 118-5525: Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024
  • HR 118-2417: Protection of Children Act of 2023
  • HR 118-2794: Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
  • HR 118-336: Finish the Wall Act
  • HR 118-6477: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the process for inspection of applicants for admission.
  • HR 118-2580: Ensuring United Families at the Border Act
  • HR 118-1703: SECURE Flights Act
  • HR 118-2557: CBP Workload Staffing Model Act
Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseEl SalvadorEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal preemptionForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHondurasImmigration status and proceduresInternet, web applications, social mediaLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMexicoMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationVisas and passports

Secure the Border Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-2824| Senate 
| Updated: 1/11/2024
Secure the Border Act of 2023 This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility. For example, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume activities to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; provides statutory authorization for Operation Stonegarden, which provides grants to law enforcement agencies for certain border security operations; prohibits DHS from processing the entry of non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) arriving between ports of entry; limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals who arrive in the United States at a port of entry; authorizes the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal; expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death; authorizes DHS to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border; prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors; authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application; imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 11, 2024
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 17, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • January 11, 2024
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • December 17, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (32)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 118-505: Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023
  • S 118-206: END FENTANYL Act
  • HR 118-5525: Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024
  • HR 118-2417: Protection of Children Act of 2023
  • HR 118-2794: Border Reinforcement Act of 2023
  • HR 118-336: Finish the Wall Act
  • HR 118-6477: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the process for inspection of applicants for admission.
  • HR 118-2580: Ensuring United Families at the Border Act
  • HR 118-1703: SECURE Flights Act
  • HR 118-2557: CBP Workload Staffing Model Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseEl SalvadorEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal preemptionForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuatemalaHondurasImmigration status and proceduresInternet, web applications, social mediaLatin AmericaLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsMexicoMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborPersonnel recordsPhotography and imagingPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationVisas and passports