WASHINGTON –Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) introduced the Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely (RULES) Act, a new bill cracking down on America’s broken asylum system.
The RULES Act would:
(1)Require asylum applicants to file their request for asylum at legal ports of entry only.
(2)Prohibit the parole or release of asylum applicants into the United States.
(3)Prohibit applicants from claiming asylum again in the future after a previous application has been rejected.
(4)Prohibit any migrant caught in the United States illegally from ever claiming asylum in the future.
“If you want to live in this country, you have to respect our laws, and that starts at our borders,” Moreno said. “But our broken asylum system has overwhelmed our borders with millions of migrants who enter the country illegally, claim asylum, and are just released into the county. If Democrats care about making these reforms, they should support this bill.”