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119-s-4771119th Congress

Protecting Asylum Integrity Act

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a user fee for credible fear asylum screenings. The bill would require people in expedited removal to pay at least $100 before a credible fear interview and would route collected fees to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Treasury.

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  • Asylum seekers and families: People in expedited removal would pay a fee of not less than $100 before a credible fear interview. The fee would be adjusted annually for inflation starting in fiscal year 2027 using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services operations: Fifty percent of fees would be deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and made available to USCIS without further appropriation to support processing, interpreter needs, and related operations.
  • Federal Treasury and policy aims: The other fifty percent would go to the Treasury general fund. The bill frames the fee as cost recovery, a revenue source, and a deterrent to frivolous or meritless claims.

*This bill would increase federal revenues.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New fee for credible fear interviews

If enacted, this bill would require people who undergo a credible fear interview to pay a fee of at least $100. The fee would be collected before the interview. The fee amount would be adjusted for inflation starting in fiscal year 2027 using the CPI-U. Fifty percent of collected fees would go to the Immigration Examinations Fee Account for USCIS. The other 50 percent would be deposited into the Treasury general fund.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 6/15/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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