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H.R. 8119

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the ability to take into account the mental health of an applicant for asylum.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · November 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
June 16, 2022
Cosponsors (10)
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Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from taking into account the mental health of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) when determining whether that individual qualifies as a refugee. (Generally, a refugee is an individual who is unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of certain characteristics, such as race or religion.) The bill also prohibits DHS from taking into account a non-U.S. national's mental health when determining whether that individual is protected by a provision that generally prohibits removing an individual to a country where that individual's life or freedom would be threatened.

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