Canadian Trucker Freedom Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6838
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2022-02-25
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Canada

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immigration status and procedures

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Protest and dissent

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Canadian Trucker Freedom Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill provides asylum or refugee status to certain Canadian nationals involved in protests and waives certain requirements.</p> <p>Specifically, asylum or refugee status shall be available to a Canadian national who (1) engaged in nonviolent protest; (2) suffered certain harm, such as reputational harm, from their involvement in such protests and the government of Canada's invocation of the Emergencies Act; (3) continues to be subject to such harm; (4) requests asylum or refugee status at a port of entry or U.S. consulate; (5) consents to and tests negative for COVID-19; and (6) did not unlawfully enter the United States. </p> <p>Under this bill, such an individual may receive asylum or refugee status without a credible fear of persecution. (Generally, current law requires an individual applying for asylum or refugee status to be screened for credible fear, and their application is rejected if no credible fear is found.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2022 Ms. Herrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for asylum or refugee status for certain Canadian nationals subject to harm by reason of the invocation of the Emergencies Act by the Government of Canada.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Canadian Trucker Freedom Act of 2022 . 2. Certain individuals deemed to be refugees For purposes of section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a person who demonstrates that they are described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a refugee, and may be admitted as a refugee under section 207 of such Act or receive asylum under section 208 of such Act (without regard to any determination of credible fear under section 235 of such Act). Such deeming shall remain effective for a period of 5 years, which may be renewed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, if the Secretary determines that the person would continue to be subject to harm pursuant to the invocation of the Emergencies Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 22 (4th Supp.)) by the Government of Canada. 3. Person described A person described in this section is any Canadian national— (1) who engaged in a nonviolent protest; (2) who was harmed financially, physically, or in his or her reputation, as a result of that protest, by the Government of Canada pursuant to the invocation of the Emergencies Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 22 (4th Supp.)) by that government; (3) who presents himself or herself at a port of entry to the United States or at any United States consulate, and announces an intent to be deemed a refugee purusant to this Act; (4) who consents to a test for SARS–CoV–2, and tests negative for such virus; and (5) who did not unlawfully enter the United States.