Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Asylum Accountability Act”.
Asylum Accountability Act
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent residents of the United States.
Sec. 2 Permanent ineligibility for adjustment of status after failure to appear at removal proceeding
Section 240(b)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(7)) is amended by striking “for a period of 10 years after the date of the entry of the final order of removal”.