119-s1817

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1817 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1817

 To amend 

section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to treat 
 inadmissible aliens more consistently regardless of their country of 
 nationality, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 20, 2025

 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend 

section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to treat 
 inadmissible aliens more consistently regardless of their country of 
 nationality, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF ALIENS FOR ADMISSION.

 

Section 235

    (b)

    (1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225

    (b)

    (1) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (A) --
        (A) in clause
            (i) --
            (i) by striking ``(other than an alien 
 described in subparagraph
        (F) )''; and
            (ii) by striking ``

section 212

    (a)

    (6)
            (C) or 
 212

    (a)

    (7) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (6) or

    (7) of 

section 212

    (a) '';
        (B) in clause
            (ii) --
            (i) by striking ``(other than an alien 
 described in subparagraph
        (F) )''; and
            (ii) by striking ``

section 212

    (a)

    (6)
            (C) or 
 212

    (a)

    (7) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (6) or

    (7) of 

section 212

    (a) ''; and
            (C) by amending clause
            (iii) to read as follows:
 ``
            (iii) Application to certain other 
 aliens.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
 apply clauses
            (i) and
            (ii) to any alien who is 
 inadmissible under paragraph

    (6) or

    (7) of 
 

section 212

    (a) , without limitation. Such 
 application shall be in the sole and 
 unreviewable discretion of the Secretary and 
 may be modified by the Secretary at any 
 time.'';

    (2) in subparagraph
        (B) --
        (A) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place 
 such term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
 Security''; and
        (B) in clause
            (v) , by striking ``a significant 
 possibility'' and inserting ``clear and convincing 
 evidence'';

    (3) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``Attorney General'' 
 and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';

    (4) by striking subparagraph
        (F) ; and

    (5) by redesignating subparagraph
        (G) as subparagraph
        (F) .
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