HR 3234 United States House · 118th Congress

To authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes.

HR 3234 would allow immigration officers to immediately send back certain individuals attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without proper documents or using fraud, during a 2-year period starting when the bill becomes law. These individuals would be expelled to Mexico by default, unless Mexico refuses to accept them or national security concerns arise, in which case they could be sent to their country of origin or another willing nation. The bill requires officials to refer individuals fearing persecution or torture to an asylum officer for review before expulsion, with specific exceptions for those deemed threats to national security or public safety. It does not apply to people who entered legally but later became deportable, and it includes a process for prioritizing vulnerable individuals like those with medical needs.
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May 2023
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Introduced May 11, 2023 Last action May 11, 2023
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May 11, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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May 11, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 11, 2023
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