This bill, titled the "Ending Catch and Release Act of 2025," significantly amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to restrict the release of asylum applicants. It explicitly prohibits the Secretary from paroling or otherwise releasing aliens into the United States, particularly those seeking asylum or found inadmissible. This measure applies to various stages of the immigration process, reinforcing a policy of detention or removal for individuals encountered at the border. The legislation introduces a stricter standard for establishing credible fear , changing it from a "significant possibility" to "more likely than not" that an alien will qualify for asylum. Asylum applicants who express a fear of persecution must now either be detained for further consideration or, if they arrived from a contiguous territory, be returned to that territory . Aliens found not to have a credible fear must be removed within 72 hours or detained until removal, with no option for parole.