Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would sharply expand physical and technological border security along the southwest border while tightening asylum rules, detention authority, and operational staffing and surveillance for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It pairs a large build-out of barriers and sensors with stricter asylum screening standards and faster removal tools.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
11 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 4 costs, 3 mixed.
Tighter asylum rules and fees
If enacted, the bill would make asylum harder to get and add costs. It would raise the credible-fear screening standard to a “more likely than not” test and narrow many grounds for asylum. Asylum applicants would pay at least $50 per application (payable in installments) and the Attorney General must set expedited rules for some nationals within 30 days. Work permits for asylum applicants would be discretionary, cannot be granted before 180 days after filing, would last six months, and can end quickly if asylum officers or judges deny the claim.
Big border wall, tech, and upgrades
If enacted, the bill would restart southwest border wall construction within 7 days and require reinforced barriers and related infrastructure on at least 900 miles until operational control is achieved. The Secretary must give an implementation plan with annual benchmarks (including 200 miles per year) within 90 days. The bill would require upgrades to license-plate readers within two years and authorizes specific funding for readers and port surveillance ($125 million for LPR upgrades and $33 million for Border Security Deployment Program actions). It also defines eligible surveillance technologies, tightens acquisition oversight for major $100 million programs, limits use of the CBP One app to perishable cargo, and requires public CBP data and some certifications.
Ban on DHS COVID vaccine mandates
If enacted, the bill would bar DHS from issuing a COVID‑19 vaccine mandate for its workforce unless Congress expressly authorizes it. DHS could not take adverse action solely for refusing the vaccine. The Secretary must report to Congress within 90 days on past terminations or resignations tied to mandates and estimated costs to reinstate affected employees.
Border staffing, bonuses, and patrol
If enacted, the bill would require CBP to maintain at least 22,000 Border Patrol full-time equivalent agents by September 30, 2025 and to issue a Border Patrol Strategic Plan. It would set workload staffing models, workforce tracking, and reporting rules, require secure radios for CBP officers, raise Air and Marine Operations flight-hour targets (110,000 hours and 24/7 UAS on the southern border), expand hiring waivers and polygraph capacity, and authorize up to $100 million for retention bonuses for eligible frontline Border Patrol agents.
Grants for local border law enforcement
If enacted, DHS would run an Operation Stonegarden grant program to pay eligible state and local law enforcement that work with CBP and ICE. Grants could fund equipment, personnel (including overtime and backfill), and other costs. Each grant must last at least 36 months. The bill would authorize $110 million per year for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 for the program.
Faster child screening and detention
If enacted, the bill would speed processing and change placement rules for unaccompanied children. HHS must get and share sponsor information before placement and DHS must start removal proceedings within 30 days if a sponsor is unlawfully present. Some screened children must have an immigration-judge hearing within 14 days. The bill would also let DHS detain parents and their children together in more misdemeanor-crossing cases and narrow Special Immigrant Juvenile eligibility starting 30 days after enactment.
Higher penalties for visa overstays
If enacted, a new visa-overstay violation would apply when a nonimmigrant is out of status for an aggregate of 10 days or more. Civil fines would be $500 to $1,000 per violation (doubled for repeats). Criminal penalties could include up to 6 months jail for a first offense and up to 2 years for repeat offenses. The change would take effect 30 days after enactment.
New airport ID and biometrics rules
If enacted, TSA would be barred from accepting certain DHS immigration documents as valid ID at airport security checkpoints. If someone shows a prohibited document, TSA must notify ICE, CBP, and local law enforcement and may deny access to secure areas in many cases. Within 120 days, TSA would also begin collecting biometrics from certain people seeking access to secure areas and submit them to IDENT.
Repeal of two H-2A rules
If enacted, two named H-2A temporary agricultural rulemakings would be invalidated and may not be reissued in substantially the same form. The change would affect employers and H-2A workers by removing those regulatory methodologies and blocking reissuance of similar rules.
More detention power and funding limits
If enacted, DHS would have to reopen ICE facilities closed after January 20, 2021 and report plans to Congress every 90 days. The bill would bar authorization of funds for certain DHS programs (for example, alternatives-to-detention pilots and CBP shelter services) while authorizing $216 million for intelligence and situational awareness. It would also let the Secretary prohibit some inadmissible entries at land or sea borders and bar DHS from using authorized funds to process people who arrive between official ports or to fund certain nongovernmental assistance to inadmissible entrants.
State and private legal enforcement tools
If enacted, a State attorney general could sue the Secretary of Homeland Security for violations of detention, return, or removal rules that affect the State or its residents. The bill would also let a person, State, or local government sue the Federal Government in U.S. district court for financial harm over $1,000 caused by failures to lawfully apply this title.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
TN • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/8/2026
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]
NC • R
Sponsored 6/10/2026
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/15/2026
Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
GA • R
Sponsored 6/15/2026
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/22/2026
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/9/2026
Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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