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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 5353 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide... · Sec. 1405

Sec. 1405. Inspections by immigration officers

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Section 235(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(3) ) is amended— by striking All aliens and inserting the following: All aliens; ; and by adding at the end the following: An immigration officer shall accept for inspection, and may not turn back, expel, instruct to return at a later time, refuse to inspect, or otherwise reject in any manner whatsoever, an applicant for admission who indicates— an intent to apply for asylum under section 208; or a fear of persecution. A noncitizen may not be returned to a contiguous country if the noncitizen indicates an intent to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution. .
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