,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,kevin ,hern of ,oklahoma introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require asylum officers to  
conduct credible fear screenings before 
admitting aliens seeking asylum into the
 ,united ,states1 to direct the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
establish an alternatives to detention  
pilot program1 and to clarify that      
aliens transiting through third         
countries on the way to the ,united     
,states are ineligible for asylum1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,asylum  
,abuse ,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,asylum    
interviews  7a7 ,border crossings ,if an
 alien who is seeking asylum in the     
,united ,states attempts to enter the   
,united ,states from ,canada or ,mexico 
at a land port of entry without a valid 
visa or other appropriate entry         

documents1 the immigration officer who  
is inspecting such alien--  7#a7 may not
 admit such alien into the ,united      
,states2 and  7#b7 shall advise such    
alien to schedule an asylum hearing with
 the most convenient ,united ,states    
embassy or consulate in ,canada or      
,mexico4  7b7 ,credible fear screenings 
,an alien described in subsection 7a7   
may not be admitted into the ,united    
,states unless an asylum officer        
stationed at a ,united ,states embassy  
or consulate-- 7#a7 has conducted an    
in-person interview with the alien2 and 
7#b7 as a result of the interview       
conducted under paragraph 7#a71 has     
concluded that the alien-- 7,a7 has been
 persecuted in the alien's country of   
origin on account of the alien's race1  
religion1 nationality1 membership in a  
particular social group1 or political   
opinion if the alien returned to such   
country2 or  7,b7 would be subject to   
torture if the alien returned to his or 
her country of origin4  #c4 ,criminal   

bench warrants  7a7 ,issuance ,each     
,federal judicial district shall appoint
 at least #a magistrate or district     
court judge who1 upon a showing of      
probable cause1 shall issue a warrant of
 arrest for a violation of section      
#bdc7;a77#a7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abec7;a77#a774  7b7 ,probable cause ,a 
warrant of removal issued under any     
provision of the ,immigration and       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq47 that has been in existence #ij   
days or more shall constitute prima     
facie evidence of probable cause to     
issue a warrant under subsection 7a74   
#d4 ,alternatives to detention pilot    
program  7a7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
consultation with the ,director of      
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement1 shall establish an        
alternatives to detention pilot program 
in which aliens may be released to the  
supervision of a qualified organization 

that has entered into a contract with   
the ,federal ,government to facilitate  
the alien's compliance with all stages  
of the immigration proceedings4  7b7    
,requirements ,an alien may not         
participate in the pilot program        
established under subsection 7a7 unless 
the alien-- 7#a7 certifies that he or   
she will comply with all stages of the  
immigration proceedings1 including      
removal1 if ordered2  7#b7 acknowledges 
that he or she is only entitled to a    
single appeal of a decision by an       
immigration judge2 and  7#c7 signs a    
privacy waiver4  7c7 ,consequences of   
breach ,an alien who fails to comply    
with the requirements under subsection  
7b7 may be subject to a warrant of      
arrest1 detention1 and expedited removal
 proceedings4  7d7 ,performance metrics 
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 
in consultation with the ,director of   
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement1 shall develop performance 
metrics to ensure that organizations    

that enter into a contract pursuant to  
subsection 7a7 are complying with       
performance standards4 ,such metrics    
should include1 with respect to aliens  
released to the supervision of an       
organization--  7#a7 absconsion rate2   
7#b7 arrest rate2  7#c7 rate of         
completion of immigration case1 include 
removal2 and  7#d7 other metrics that   
the ,secretary determines are related to
 compliance with performance standards4 
7e7 ,penalties ,if an organization that 
has entered into a contract pursuant to 
subsection 7a7 fails to comply with the 
performance standards required by such  
contract1 the ,secretary may-- 7#a7     
require funds paid to the organization  
for any period of noncompliance to be   
returned2  7#b7 terminate the contract  
with the organization2 or  7#c7 impose  
any other penalty authorized by the     
contract4  7f7 ,report ,the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security shall submit to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  

,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report on the implementation of the     
alternatives to detention pilot program 
established under this section4  #e4    
,asylum ineligibility for aliens        
transiting through third country        
,section #bjh7;a77#b7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;a77#b77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,f7  
,transit through third country  7i7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in clause   
7ii71 paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to 
any alien who1 on or after date of the  
enactment of this subparagraph1 enters1 
attempts to enter1 or arrives in the    
,united ,states through the ,southern   
land border after transiting through1 on
 the way to the ,united ,states1 one or 
more countries other than the country of
 citizenship1 nationality1 or last      
lawful habitual residence of the alien4 

7ii7 ,exceptions ,clause 7i7 shall not  
apply if--  7,i7  7aa7 the alien        
demonstrates that he or she applied for 
protection from persecution or torture  
in one or more countries 7other than the
 country of citizenship1 nationality1 or
 last lawful habitual residence of the  
alien7 through which the alien transited
 on the way to the ,united ,states2 and 
7bb7 the alien received a final judgment
 denying the alien protection in such   
country2  7,,ii7 the alien demonstrates 
that he or she is or has been subject to
 a severe form of trafficking in        
persons2 or  7,,iii7 the one or more    
countries through which the alien       
transited on the way to the ,united     
,states were not1 at the time of the    
transit1 parties to--  7aa7 the         
,convention ,relating to the ,status of 
,refugees1 done at ,geneva ,july #bh1   
#aiea 7as made applicable by the        
,protocol ,relating to the ,status of   
,refugees1 done at ,new ,york ,january  
#ca1 #aifg 7#ai ,,ust #fbbc72 or  7bb7  

the ,convention against ,torture and    
,other ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrading   
,treatment or ,punishment1 done at ,new 
,york ,december #aj1 #aihd4  4