Stopping Border Surges Act

Specialized Interviews for Children: Unaccompanied alien children will be interviewed by immigration officers who have received specialized training in interviewing child trafficking victims (Section 101).

Information Sharing for Child Safety: The Secretary of Health and Human Services will provide specific information to the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding individuals with whom children are placed, including names, dates of birth, and residence locations (Section 101).

Standardized Interview Procedures: The bill requires quality assurance procedures to ensure that questions asked during expedited removal are uniform and that answers are recorded in a uniform manner (Section 212).

Use of Competent Interpreters: The Secretary of Homeland Security must ensure the use of competent interpreters who are not affiliated with the government of the country from which the alien may claim asylum (Section 212).

Standardized Interview Checklists: Immigration officers will be provided with checklists of standard questions and concepts to address during interviews (Section 212).

Criminal Penalties for Fraud: Individuals who knowingly and willfully make false or fraudulent statements or use false documents regarding asylum may face fines and up to 10 years in prison (Section 213).

Extended Statute of Limitations: The statute of limitations for asylum fraud is extended to include cases within 10 years after the fraud is discovered (Section 214).

Permanent Ineligibility: An alien who is determined to have knowingly filed a frivolous asylum application may be rendered permanently ineligible for any benefits under the specific chapter of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Section 210).

Strict Rules for Asylum Application Timing: The time frame for applying for asylum is reduced from one year to six months (Section 203).

Restrictions on Asylum Eligibility: Asylum eligibility is modified to require that an individual has arrived in the United States at a port of entry (Section 201).

Mandatory Detention for certain Minors: The bill states there is no presumption that an alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child should not be detained, and determinations regarding their detention are at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Section 102).