HR 57 · in committee · major
Ending Catch and Release Act of 2025
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill prevents DHS from releasing asylum seekers into the U.S. while their cases are pending, requiring detention or return instead.
- The bill affects non-citizens seeking asylum and those without lawful immigration status who are apprehended.
- It expands expedited removal procedures and raises the standard for proving credible fear of persecution to qualify for asylum review.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring detention instead of release affect the costs and capacity of immigration detention facilities across the country?
- 02
What evidence exists that raising the credible fear standard would prevent frivolous claims without blocking legitimate asylum seekers from their hearings?
- 03
Which groups of asylum seekers—families, unaccompanied minors, or others—would face the most significant impacts under this bill's detention requirements?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-03
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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