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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Chip Roy

Republican · TX · Representative

Votes with party: 83.0% (524 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000614

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Cosponsors (47)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

2025-01-09

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-09
House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2025-01-09

Previously

Homeland Security CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-09
Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-09

Plain-English Summary

Border Safety and Security Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement. (Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.) The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Immigration

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