Asylum Accountability Act

This bill changes the rules for non-U.S. nationals who miss their immigration court hearings and are ordered to be removed from the United States. Currently, if someone misses their court date without exceptional circumstances, they cannot receive certain types of immigration relief for 10 years. This bill would make that ban permanent instead of just 10 years. The types of relief that would be permanently banned include cancellation of removal, permission to leave the U.S. voluntarily, and changing to a different type of visa status.

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