,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona 7for       
himself and ,ms4 ,mace7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act with respect to the   
parole or release of an asylum          
applicant1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ending ,catch and ,release ,act of 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,inspection of applicants   
for admission ,section #bce7;b7 of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7;b77 is amended by--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i7-- 
7,i7 by striking section                
#bab7;a77#f77;,c7 and inserting section 
#bab7;a77#f77;,a71 #bab7;a77#f77;,c71   
or2 and  7,,ii7 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 4 ,the         
,secretary may not parole or otherwise  

release the alien into the ,united      
,states42 and  7ii7 in clause 7ii7--    
7,i7 by striking section                
#bab7;a77#f77;,c7 and inserting section 
#bab7;a77#f77;,a71 #bab7;a77#f77;,c71   
or2 and  7,,ii7 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 4 ,the         
,secretary may not parole or otherwise  
release the alien into the ,united      
,states42 and  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking   
,attorney ,general and inserting        
,secretary2  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by    
striking the alien shall be detained for
 further consideration of the           
application for asylum and inserting the
 alien shall either be detained for     
further consideration of the application
 for asylum by an immigration judge or  
if the alien arrived on land from a     
foreign territory contiguous to the     
,united ,states1 be returned to that    
territory for further consideration of  
the application for asylum by an        
immigration judge4 ,the ,secretary may  

not parole or otherwise release the     
alien into the ,united ,states2  7iii7  
in clause 7iii7-- 7,i7 in subclause     
7,i71 by striking the period at the end 
and adding 4 ,the ,secretary shall      
remove the alien within #gb hours4 ,if  
the alien cannot be removed1 the alien  
shall be detained until removed4 ,the   
,secretary may not parole or otherwise  
release the alien into the ,united      
,states42  7,,ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71  
by striking has not and inserting has or
 has not2 and  7,,iii7 in subclause     
7,,iv71 by striking the period at the   
end and inserting 4 ,the ,secretary may 
not parole or otherwise release the     
alien into the ,united ,states42 and    
7iv7 in clause 7v71 by striking there is
 a significant possibility1 taking into 
account the credibility of the          
statements made by the alien in support 
of the alien's claim and such other     
facts as are known to the officer1 that 
the alien could establish eligibility   
for asylum under section #bjh and       

inserting it is more likely than not    
that the alien will be able to establish
 eligibility for asylum under section   
#bjh2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7
 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking 
and 7,c72 and  7ii7 by striking the     
alien shall be detained for a proceeding
 under section #bdj4 and inserting the  
alien shall be either detained for a    
proceeding under section #bdj or if the 
alien arrived on land from a foreign    
territory contiguous to the ,united     
,states1 be returned to that territory  
pending a proceeding under section #bdj4
 ,the ,secretary may not parole or      
otherwise release the alien into the    
,united ,states42 and  7,b7 by striking 
subparagraph 7,c74