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119-s-1817119th Congress

Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would shift and expand who decides who can be removed quickly at the border by giving the Secretary of Homeland Security sole control over many expedited removal decisions. It would broaden which inadmissible noncitizens can be processed under expedited removal and raise a key evidentiary test in the statute.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Expanded expedited removal for immigrants

If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary of Homeland Security apply expedited removal to a much broader set of noncitizens. The Secretary could do this for anyone inadmissible under paragraph (6) or (7) of section 212(a) and could change that policy at any time. The Secretary's decision would be described as the sole and unreviewable discretion of the Secretary, limiting judicial review. The bill would also move certain decision roles from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security. It would raise one legal proof standard from "a significant possibility" to "clear and convincing evidence." These changes would take effect upon enactment and could increase removal risk and reduce procedural protections for affected noncitizens and their families.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]

MO • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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