S 2430 · 105th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Torture Survivors Support Act

Introduced 1998-09-01· Sponsored by Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1998-09-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Torture Survivors Support Act - Declares that it is 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 to implement U.S. obligations under Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment, subject to any provisos contained in the U.S. Senate resolution of ratification of the Convention. Directs that such regulations exclude from protection certain aliens (e.g., those that committed serious nonpolitical crimes). Denies a court jurisdiction to review the regulations adopted, except as part of the review of a final order of removal. (Sec. 5) Requires the appropriate officials, in considering an application by an alien who presents a claim of having been (or whom there is reason to believe has been) subjected to torture, to take into account: (1) the manner in which the effects of torture migh…

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