,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ah1 #bjba,mr4    
,inh(e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mrs4   
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,?une1 & ,mr4 ,tillis7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require asylum
 (fic]s at ,unit$ ,/ates embassies &    
consulates to conduct cr$ible fe>       
scre5+s be=e ali5s seek+ asylum may be  
p]mitt$ to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates to apply
 = asylum1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,asylum 
,abuse ,r$uction ,act4  #b4 ,asylum     
int]views  7a7 ,bord] cross+s ,not)/&+  
section #bce7;b77#a7 ( ! ,immigration & 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbe7;b77#a771 if an ali5 :o is seek+  
asylum 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates attempts to    
ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ,canada or       
,mexico at a l& port ( entry )\t a valid
 visa or o!r appropriate entry docum5t1 
! immigration (fic] :o is inspect+ !    
ali5-- 7#a7 may n admit or p>ole ! ali5 

into ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 %all      
advise ! ali5 to s*$ule an asylum he>+ )
 ! mo/ conv5i5t ,unit$ ,/ates embassy or
 consulate 9 ,canada or ,mexico4  7b7   
,cr$ible fe> scre5+s ,an ali5 describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 may only be p]mitt$ to  
ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates to apply = asylum  
if an asylum (fic] /ation$ at a ,unit$  
,/ates embassy or consulate-- 7#a7 has  
conduct$ an 9-p]son or telephonic       
int]view ) ! ali52 &  7#b7 z a result ( 
su* int]view1 has conclud$ t ! ali5--   
7,a7 7i7 has be5 p]secut$ 9 ! ali5's    
c\ntry ( nationality on acc\nt ( !      
ali5's race1 religion1 nationality1     
memb]%ip 9 a p>ticul> social gr\p1 or   
political op9ion2  7ii7 has a cr$ible   
fe> ( p]secution 7z def9$ 9 section     
#bce7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbe7;b77#a77;,b777 if ! ali5 return$  
to su* c\ntry2 or  7iii7 w\ld be subject
 to torture by a gov]nm5t or public     
(ficial act+ "u ! color ( law if ! ali5 
return$ to 8 or h] c\ntry ( nationality2

 &  7,b7 is o!rwise eligible = asylum "u
 section #bjh7;a7 ( t ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4
 #aaeh7;a774  #c4 ,asylum ineligibility 
,section #bjh7;a77#b7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaeh7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,transit ?r\gh ?ird    
c\ntry  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9
 clause 7ii71 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply
 to any ali5 :o1 on or aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 ent]s1      
attempts to ent]1 or arrives 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ?r\gh ! ,s\!rn l& bord] aft]     
transit+ ?r\gh1 on ! way to ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 "o or m c\ntries o!r ?an !      
c\ntry ( citiz5%ip1 nationality1 or la/ 
lawful habitual resid5ce ( ! ali54  7ii7
 ,exceptions ,clause 7i7 %all n apply   
if-- 7,i7 7aa7 ! ali5 demon/rates t he  
or %e appli$ = protection f p]secution  
or torture 9 "o or m c\ntries 7o!r ?an !
 c\ntry ( citiz5%ip1 nationality1 or la/
 lawful habitual resid5ce ( ! ali57     
?r\gh :i* ! ali5 transit$ on ! way to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7bb7 ! ali5 receiv$ a 

f9al judgm5t d5y+ ! ali5 protection 9   
su* c\ntry2  7,,ii7 ! ali5 demon/rates t
 he or %e is or has be5 subject to a    
sev]e =m ( traffick+ 9 p]sons2 or       
7,,iii7 ! "o or m c\ntries ?r\gh :i* !  
ali5 transit$ on ! way to ! ,unit$      
,/ates 7 n1 at ! "t ( ! transit1 p>ties 
to-- 7aa7 ! ,conv5tion ,relat+ to !     
,/atus ( ,refugees1 done at ,g5eva ,july
 #bh1 #aiea 7z made applicable by !     
,protocol ,relat+ to ! ,/atus (         
,refugees1 done at ,new ,york ,janu>y   
#ca1 #aifg 7#ai ,,u/ #fbbc772 or  7bb7 !
 ,conv5tion aga9/ ,torture & ,o!r       
,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t  
or ,puni%m5t1 done at ,new ,york        
,decemb] #aj1 #aihd4  7,g7 ,int]nal     
relocation ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply  
to an ali5 int]view$ by an asylum (fic] 
"u section #b7;b7 ( ! ,asylum ,abuse    
,r$uction ,act if ! asylum (fic] makes a
 det]m9ation t ! ali5 may avoid purport$
 p]secution or torture 9 ! ali5's c\ntry
 ( nationality by relocat+ to ano!r "p (
 su* c\ntry4  4  #d4 ,crim9al b5*       

w>rants  7a7 ,issuance ,ea* ,f$]al      
judicial di/rict %all appo9t at lea/ #a 
magi/rate or di/rict c\rt judge :o1 ^u a
 %[+ ( probable cause1 %all issue a     
w>rant ( arre/ = a violation ( section  
#bdc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abec7;a77#a774  7b7 ,probable cause ,an
 ord] ( removal issu$ "u any provision (
 ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 t has be5 9    
exi/5ce #ij days or m %all con/itute    
prima facie evid5ce ( probable cause to 
issue a w>rant "u subsection 7a74  #e4  
,inapplicability ( ,flores settlem5t    
agreem5t to ali5s subject to det5tion ,!
 /ipulat$ settlem5t agreem5t fil$ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,c5tral
 ,di/rict ( ,cali=nia on ,janu>y #ag1   
#aiig 7,,cv #he-dedd-,,rjk7 7commonly   
kn[n z ! ,flores settlem5t agreem5t71   
%all n apply to ! det5tion & cu/ody (   
ali5s subject to det5tion 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates "u ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474