Introduced:
Jan 31, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration
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Jan 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025
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<p><strong>Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act or RULES Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) applying for asylum to arrive and apply at a U.S. port of entry. Applicants are prohibited from being paroled into the U.S. pending approval of such application. Further, individuals apprehended in the U.S. without legal immigration status are ineligible for asylum. Applicants rejected for asylum are barred from applying for asylum in the future. Under current law, an applicant may reapply in changed or extraordinary circumstances.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
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| Code: Intro-H
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 31, 2025
Subjects (1)
Immigration
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (6)
(R-OK)
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
(R-TX)
Feb 4, 2025
Feb 4, 2025
(R-UT)
Feb 4, 2025
Feb 4, 2025
(R-TN)
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
(R-OH)
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
(R-TX)
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 31, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:24 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 871 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 871
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility
requirements for asylum.
_______________________________________________________________________
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
_______________________________________________________________________
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,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 871 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 871
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the eligibility
requirements for asylum.
_______________________________________________________________________
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
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely
Act'' or ``RULES Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 208
(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.
(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) .
``
(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.
(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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