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A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.

What this bill does

  • The bill requires Customs and Border Protection to repeatedly screen and vet Afghan evacuees who entered the U.S.
  • Afghan evacuees who were paroled into the U.S. are subject to ongoing vetting checks.
  • The agency must consult law enforcement and terrorism databases as part of recurrent screening.

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  1. 01

    What specific security risks does the bill address that weren't caught during initial vetting of Afghan evacuees?

  2. 02

    How would recurring vetting affect Afghan evacuees' ability to work, travel, or obtain permanent residency status?

  3. 03

    What resources and timeline would Customs and Border Protection need to conduct ongoing screening of all eligible evacuees?

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Introduced 2025-01-30

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-01-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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