S 1603 · 105th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Survivors of Torture Support Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1998-02-04)
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Survivors of Torture Support Act - Declares that it shall be U.S. policy not to expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in which there are substantial grounds for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture, regardless of whether the person is physically present in the United States. Requires the heads of the appropriate agencies to prescribe regulations which shall exclude specified aliens who travel from territory contiguous to the United States. Denies any court jurisdiction to review such regulations. Specifies that nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Attorney General's authority to detain any person under any provision of law. (Sec. 5) Covers within this Act any alien presenting a claim of having been tortured, or whom there is reason to believe has been tortured. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) consideration by appropriate officials of the effects of torture; (2) expedited processing of refugee admissions and for asylum and withholding of removal; (3) granting parole in lieu of detention for such an individual under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (4) exemption of such an ind…
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