A new House bill would significantly expand the use of expedited removal to deport illegal immigrants encountered at the border, just as the Title 42 authority is ending.
Fox News was present as authorities stopped human smugglers and illegal immigrants crammed into a vehicle at the Texas border.this week would significantly expand the use of a deportation authority to quickly remove illegal immigrants at the southern border just as a key authority to remove migrants is about to expire.
The American Safety and Fairness Through Expedited Removal Act, introduced by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, would expand the use of expedited removal, a Clinton-era authority which allows DHS to quickly remove illegal immigrants without a hearing if they have not been in the U.S. for more than two years.
Currently, the use of the process is limited to illegal immigrants who are apprehended within 100 miles of the border or who have entered the U.S. within two weeks. Fallon’s legislation would rescind that requirement and would bar DHS from making additional limitations on the use of the authority. It would also require all illegal immigrants who did not obtain valid entry documents and have been in the U.S. less than two years, to be removed via the authority.In a statement to Fox News Digital, Fallon cited the impending end of Title 42. That authority, implemented since March 2020 to expel a majority of migrants at the southern border, will expire on Dec. 21 due to a court order.
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