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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 5163 (Introduced in House) — To provide for the expedited processing of unaccompanied alien children illegally entering the United States, and for... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Asylum seekers

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Section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of and inserting the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened in that country because of the alien’s ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking who is persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of and inserting the person’s life or freedom is threatened if the person remains in that country because of the person’s .
Section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security shall detain any alien seeking asylum under this section until the alien— is removed from the United States in accordance with— an order of removal issued in accordance with section 235(b)(1); or a final order of removal issued at the conclusion of special removal proceedings conducted pursuant to section 240; or granted asylum under subsection (b). .
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