[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 871 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 871

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility 
                        requirements for asylum.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2025

 Mrs. Luna (for herself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Rulli) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility 
                        requirements for asylum.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely 
Act'' or ``RULES Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ASYLUM ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Application at ports of entry.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any alien who arrives at a port 
                of entry of the United States, irrespective of such 
                alien's status, may, only at such a port of entry, 
                apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, as 
                applicable, section 235(b).
                    ``(B) Prohibition on parole or release into the 
                united states.--Notwithstanding section 236(a)(2), an 
                alien applying for asylum at a port of entry may not be 
                paroled or released into the United States.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Subject to 
                subparagraph (D), paragraph'' and inserting 
                ``Paragraph'';
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D);
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                ``Subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting 
                ``Subparagraph (A)'';
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Effect of apprehension in the united 
                states.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any alien who 
                is apprehended by or referred to the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security as an alien who has entered the 
                United States without inspection and admission or who 
                has remained in the United States beyond the alien's 
                period of authorized stay.''; and
            (3) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, as applicable,''.
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