§6474 Studies on Effect of Expedited Removal Provisions on Asylum Claims

Summary

If a commission asks, the Attorney General must invite experts chosen by the commission to work with the U.S. Comptroller General on a study of how immigration officers handle people who might qualify for asylum under section 1225(b). The Comptroller General must study alone or with those experts whether officers are doing any of four things: pushing people to drop their attempts to enter the country, failing to send them for an interview to decide if they have a real fear of persecution, sending them back to places where they may be persecuted, or holding them improperly or in poor conditions. The experts may send their own report or join the Comptroller General’s report. The Comptroller General must send the study results to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the House Committee on International Relations, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by September 1, 2000. To do the study, the Attorney General must give the Comptroller General and the invited experts full access to all stages of the proceedings under section 1225(b), unless the person objects or there is a security risk. Any limits on experts’ access must not violate international law.