Border Act of 2024 The bill expands Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to address the processing of non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) and provides supplemental appropriations for related purposes. Among other provisions, the bill provides DHS emergency authority to summarily remove or prohibit the entry of certain non-U.S. nationals within 100 miles of the southwest land border. DHS may exercise this authority if DHS encounters an average of 4,000 non-U.S. nationals within a seven-day period. If the number of encounters reach certain higher thresholds, DHS must exercise the emergency authority. This emergency border authority expires after three years and may be modified by the President under specified circumstances. Next, the bill establishes an expedited process that authorizes asylum officers to adjudicate certain asylum claims. Among other provisions, these provisional noncustodial removal proceedings impose certain target timelines for determining asylum claims and limit review of denied claims. The bill also establishes a stricter threshold for individuals to remain in the United States pending adjudication of an asylum petition. The bill extends and establishes immigration pathways for Afghan citizens or nationals, including by (1) making certain individuals admitted or paroled to the United States eligible for conditional permanent resident status, and (2) expanding eligibility for special immigrant visas for certain individuals who were injured while supporting the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. The bill also increases base pay for asylum officers and grants DHS temporary direct hire authority to hire personnel to implement the bill.
Advisory bodiesAfghanistanAppropriationsAsiaAviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudgesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMarriage and family statusPerformance measurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentSmuggling and traffickingSpecialized courtsVisas and passports
Border Act of 2024
USA118th CongressS-4361| Senate
| Updated: 5/23/2024
Border Act of 2024 The bill expands Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to address the processing of non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) and provides supplemental appropriations for related purposes. Among other provisions, the bill provides DHS emergency authority to summarily remove or prohibit the entry of certain non-U.S. nationals within 100 miles of the southwest land border. DHS may exercise this authority if DHS encounters an average of 4,000 non-U.S. nationals within a seven-day period. If the number of encounters reach certain higher thresholds, DHS must exercise the emergency authority. This emergency border authority expires after three years and may be modified by the President under specified circumstances. Next, the bill establishes an expedited process that authorizes asylum officers to adjudicate certain asylum claims. Among other provisions, these provisional noncustodial removal proceedings impose certain target timelines for determining asylum claims and limit review of denied claims. The bill also establishes a stricter threshold for individuals to remain in the United States pending adjudication of an asylum petition. The bill extends and establishes immigration pathways for Afghan citizens or nationals, including by (1) making certain individuals admitted or paroled to the United States eligible for conditional permanent resident status, and (2) expanding eligibility for special immigrant visas for certain individuals who were injured while supporting the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. The bill also increases base pay for asylum officers and grants DHS temporary direct hire authority to hire personnel to implement the bill.
Advisory bodiesAfghanistanAppropriationsAsiaAviation and airportsBorder security and unlawful immigrationChild safety and welfareCitizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudgesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsMarriage and family statusPerformance measurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentSmuggling and traffickingSpecialized courtsVisas and passports