118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2905No Asylum for CCP Spies Act

A bill to deny asylum to members of a Communist or other totalitarian party, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced Sep 21, 2023
Last action Sep 21, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill makes a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has been affiliated with the Communist or a totalitarian party ineligible for asylum. The bill provides exceptions for an applicant who establishes that such affiliation was involuntary or limited or, alternatively, has significant information relating to national security, Under the bill, a non-U.S. national who is or has been a member of or affiliated with the Communist or any totalitarian party (including a subdivision or affiliate thereof) is ineligible for asylum. (Under current law, such affiliation makes a non-U.S. national ineligible for a visa or lawful permanent resident status, with certain exceptions.) Such an in...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.