Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The Timely Departure Act requires most nonimmigrant visitors to post a cash bond between $5,000 and $50,000 upon admission. Bonds are automatically forfeited, without appeal, if the visitor fails to depart by the authorized date; forfeitures fund detention facilities and removal transportation.
Asylum access: liberals see rights erosion, conservatives see abuse prevention
Substantive enforcement measures could pass a chamber favoring tougher immigration policy, but alienates civil liberties and immigrant-rights supporters.
The Timely Departure Act requires most nonimmigrant visitors to post a cash bond between $5,000 and $50,000 upon admission.
Bonds are automatically forfeited, without appeal, if the visitor fails to depart by the authorized date; forfeitures fund detention facilities and removal transportation.
Forfeited nonimmigrants must be promptly removed and barred from lawful immigration status for 4–12 years.
High controversy, potential constitutional and asylum-law conflicts, and likely need for broad Senate consensus reduce enactment chances.
How solid the drafting looks.
Asylum access: liberals see rights erosion, conservatives see abuse prevention
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Asylum access: liberals see rights erosion, conservatives see abuse prevention
Likely critical.
The bill imposes punitive, automatic penalties and limits asylum filing rights, raising due process and humanitarian concerns.
It shifts funds to detention and removal rather than services or legal access.
Mixed but cautiously receptive.
The bill aims to reduce visa overstays and fund enforcement, but raises procedural and humanitarian issues that need safeguards.
Would seek amendments to protect asylum processing and provide legal review.
Generally supportive.
The bill strengthens immigration enforcement, deters overstays, funds removals, and prevents DHS from waiving requirements.
It delivers clear penalties and enforcement mechanisms.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
High controversy, potential constitutional and asylum-law conflicts, and likely need for broad Senate consensus reduce enactment chances.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Asylum access: liberals see rights erosion, conservatives see abuse prevention
High controversy, potential constitutional and asylum-law conflicts, and likely need for broad Senate consensus reduce enactment chances.
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