OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
S. 200 · 119TH CONGRESS
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act or RULES Act
This bill requires non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) applying for asylum to arrive and apply at a U.S. port of entry. Applicants are prohibited from being paroled into the U.S. pending approval of such application. Further, individuals apprehended in the U.S. without legal immigration status are ineligible for asylum. Applicants rejected for asylum are barred from applying for asylum in the future. Under current law, an applicant may reapply in changed or extraordinary circumstances.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.