Asylum and Refugee Status Review Task Force

(a) Establishment There is established within the Department of Homeland Security an Asylum and Refugee Status Review Task Force (in this section referred to as the Task Force). (b) Composition The Task Force shall be composed of— (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall serve as Chair; (2) the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (4) the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (5) such other officials as the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate. (c) Duties The Task Force shall review— (1) all grants of asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) made during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on January 20, 2025; (2) all admissions of refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on January 20, 2025; and (3) all adjustments of status under section 209 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) made during the period beginning on January 20, 2021, and ending on January 20, 2025. (d) Criteria In conducting reviews under subsection (c), the Task Force shall consider— (1) whether the underlying basis for the grant, admission, or adjustment was supported by credible and reliable evidence; (2) whether the grant or admission was made in accordance with applicable law and regulations as in effect at the time; (3) any subsequent change in country conditions material to the alien's claimed basis for protection; and (4) any other information bearing on the alien's eligibility for or continued entitlement to the relevant immigration status. (e) Authority To terminate or revoke (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security may terminate the grant of asylum or refugee status, or revoke the adjustment of status, of an alien with respect to whom a review is conducted under subsection (c), if the Task Force determines under subsection (d) that— (A) the underlying basis for the grant, admission, or adjustment was not supported by credible and reliable evidence; (B) the grant or admission was not made in accordance with applicable law and regulations as in effect at the time; (C) there has been a subsequent change in country conditions material to the alien's claimed basis for protection that would make the alien ineligible for such status; or (D) the alien is otherwise ineligible for or not entitled to the relevant immigration status. (2) Notice and opportunity to respond Before terminating or revoking any status under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the alien with— (A) written notice of the proposed action and the grounds therefor; and (B) a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence and argument in opposition to the proposed action. (3) Effect of termination or revocation An alien whose status is terminated or revoked under paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the termination of asylum or refugee status, shall be subject to removal under section 240; or (B) in the case of revocation of adjustment of status, shall be inadmissible under section 212(a)(4), deportable under section 237(a)(5), subject to removal under section 240. (f) Reporting Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until all reviews under subsection (c) are complete, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report on the status of reviews conducted and actions taken under this section.