SAFER Act of 2026

This bill would change federal immigration law so that the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may not grant asylum to a person who has returned to their "country of concern." The bill defines that as the person's country of nationality, or for a person with no nationality, their last usual country of residence, for which they sought asylum. A person who already has asylum and returns to that country would be subject to losing asylum, losing citizenship through denaturalization, and removal or inadmissibility rules. These rules could be waived case by case if the President certifies the travel is for national security purposes, or if the Secretary of State certifies the country has had a legitimate transfer of power.

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Sponsors

• Thomas P. Tiffany Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors