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This bill would make it easier and faster to remove certain people who entered the United States without permission on or after January 20, 2021. It says those people could be sent through an expedited removal process even if they say they want asylum or fear harm if they return home. The bill creates one main exception for people who were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces as of January 1, 2025.
- Applies to people who entered the country illegally on or after January 20, 2021.
- Allows fast removal even if a person says they want asylum or says they fear persecution.
- Does not apply to anyone who was an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces on January 1, 2025.
Official Summaries
Sending Evading Non-Documented Threats Home Especially Migrants Biden Accepted Carelessly and Knowingly Act of 2025 or the SEND THEM BACK Act of 2025
This bill subjects non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who illegally entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021, to expedited removal (i.e., removal without further hearing or review). This applies even if such an individual indicated an intention to apply for asylum or expressed a fear of persecution. The bill does not apply to an individual serving in the Armed Forces as of January 1, 2025.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 190 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 190
To provide for expedited removal of certain illegal aliens.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Brecheen,
Ms. Mace, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide for expedited removal of certain illegal aliens.
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 ``Sending Evading Non-Documented
Threats Home Especially Migrants Biden Accepted Carelessly and
Knowingly Act of 2025'' or the ``SEND THEM BACK Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ILLEGAL ALIENS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
alien who entered the United States illegally on or since January 20,
2021, shall be subject to expedited removal, even if such alien
indicated an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any alien who is
currently a member of the Armed Forces of the United States as of
January 1, 2025.
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