This bill makes significant changes to U.S. asylum law by restricting who can qualify for asylum protection. The legislation adds a new requirement that applicants who traveled through other countries to reach the United States must have already applied for and been denied protection in each transit country—or they become ineligible for U.S. asylum. The bill also permanently bars asylum eligibility for anyone who entered the country illegally or used fraud to obtain a visa or entry. Additionally, it raises the standard for establishing "credible fear" of persecution (a preliminary step in the asylum process) from "significant possibility" to "more likely than not," making it harder to advance in asylum proceedings. The bill permits family detention during asylum proceedings for up to 180 days. No specific funding or implementation timeline is outlined in the legislation.
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