HR 698 · in committee · significant
Asylum Accountability Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- Permanently bars immigrants from receiving asylum or removal relief if they skip deportation hearings.
- Affects non-citizens ordered removed who fail to appear at immigration proceedings without exceptional circumstances.
- Changes current 10-year bar to a permanent lifetime bar on discretionary immigration relief.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would a permanent lifetime bar on asylum affect immigrants who miss hearings due to language barriers, mental health crises, or administrative confusion rather than intentional flight?
- 02
What evidence supports that permanent bars will reduce missed hearings compared to the current 10-year bar, and could shorter penalties achieve similar compliance goals?
- 03
Which immigrant populations—such as trafficking victims or those with legitimate emergencies—might face unintended consequences from removing judges' ability to grant discretionary relief?
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Sponsor · R-NC-7
David Rouzer
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
4/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-23
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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