This bill would make it much harder for members of communist or totalitarian parties to receive asylum in the United States, particularly targeting members of the Chinese Communist Party. The legislation amends asylum law to deny asylum to people who are members of or affiliated with communist or totalitarian parties, though it creates narrow exceptions for those who publicly renounce their membership and can prove their affiliation was involuntary, occurred when they were under 16, was automatic by law, or was solely to obtain basic necessities like food or employment. A separate waiver process allows asylum denial exceptions if the person has significant national security information, but they must still publicly renounce their party membership and be deemed not a threat to U.S. security by the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence in consultation. The bill does not specify funding amounts or implementation timelines and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee in September 2023.
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