No Fly for Illegals Act

Bill: 117-hr-4630
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2021-07-22
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Border security and unlawful immigration

Immigration status and procedures

Transportation costs

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Fly for Illegals Act</strong></p> <p>This bill limits using federal funds to compensate an airline for transporting an alien who is not lawfully present in the United States. </p> <p>Specifically, federal funds may not be used to compensate an airline for such an individual's entry into the United States or for relocation within the United States unless the transportation is to remove the individual from the United States or to protect the individual from an imminent threat to life or physical safety. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4630 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2021 Mr. Cawthorn (for himself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Steube , Mr. Norman , Mrs. Greene of Georgia , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the airfare of aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Illegals Act . 2. Prohibition The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 273 the following: 273A. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for airfare for certain aliens (a) In general No Federal funds may be used to compensate an airline for transporting an alien for the purpose of the alien’s entry into, or relocation within, the United States if the presence of such alien in the United States is unlawful. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case in which an airline transports an alien for the purpose of— (1) removal of the alien from the United States; or (2) protecting the alien from an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of the alien, including transportation for the purpose of a medical evacuation. (c) COVID–19 For purposes of this section, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic shall not be considered an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an alien. .