Revision History

Rep. Tom Tiffany has introduced the SAFER Act, which would bar asylum for applicants who return to their home countries and allow termination of status for those who do so after receiving protection. The bill, catalyzed by the arrest of relatives of slain Iranian General Qasem Soleimani who traveled to Iran multiple times after receiving asylum, raises questions about the scope of asylum fraud, due-process protections in an overburdened court system with 3.3 million pending cases, and whether blanket travel bars conflict with existing legal mechanisms and international treaty obligations.