A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the asylum law, to increase penalties for alien smuggling, and to authorize appropriations for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Fraudulent Asylum Applications and Alien
Smuggling and Fraud
Title II: Asylum
Title III: Border Patrol and Asylum Officer Positions
Asylum Reform and Alien Smuggling Control Act of 1993 - Title I: Fraudulent Asylum Applications and Alien Smuggling and Fraud - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide expedited exclusion procedures for aliens who arrive without proper documentation or who are determined by a special asylum officer not to have a proper claim of asylum (based upon a credible fear of persecution).
Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Extends penalties to persons who contract to bring in illegal labor. Treats smuggling as an aggravated felony. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes the life of an alien.
Title II: Asylum - Revises asylum procedures. Sets forth mandatory and discretionary conditions for granting asylum. Establishes new application deadlines. States that asylum applications shall be determined by specially trained asylum officers. Terminates an alien's claim for failure to appear at the application hearing.
Title III: Border Patrol and Asylum Officer Positions - Increases the number of Border Patrol and asylum officer positions. Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10240-10241)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
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