Because if you're already in the interior of the country, that decision was already made. So if you're the Ukrainian family that you talked about, what you claim asylum at the legal port of entry, The law says, which we're not following, this body refuses to enforce its own laws, is that will adjudicate that claim in 180 days. I absolutely never said they would be arrested. In fact, nothing in this bill mentions being arrested. What it says is they must wait in the prior safe country. (13:58–14:08)
CLAIM
Asserts that current law requires asylum claims to be adjudicated in 180 days, but this is not being enforced.
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