Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would give the Department of Homeland Security the power to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without valid entry documents. It would bar such people at land or maritime borders while DHS cannot detain them or return them to a contiguous country and when needed to attain operational control over a border.
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- Arriving people and families: Non-U.S. nationals who lack valid entry documents could be barred from entering during periods when DHS cannot detain them or return them to a contiguous country.
- Homeland Security operations: The Secretary could prohibit entry, in whole or in part, to achieve "operational control" at international land or maritime borders.
- States: State attorneys general could sue the Secretary in federal court to seek injunctive relief to enforce the suspension requirement.
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DHS could pause entry for some migrants
If enacted, DHS could pause or limit entry at land or sea borders for certain noncitizens without required papers. The Secretary could choose a full or partial pause, and set how long it lasts, even if other laws conflict. DHS would have to block entry when it cannot detain people as required or place them in a return program. The pause would stay until detention or placement options are available.
States could sue DHS over suspensions
If enacted, state attorneys general could sue DHS in federal court to enforce the mandatory suspension rule. They would need to show a violation that affects their state or its residents and ask for an injunction. The bill would also define who is a "covered alien" (people seeking entry without valid papers) and use the 2006 Secure Fence Act meaning of "operational control."
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Crane
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Hunt
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]
GA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Ellzey
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
McClintock
CA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Norman
SC • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Brecheen
OK • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/21/2025
Harris (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 2/26/2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/27/2026
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