Republicans Float Charging Migrants $1,000 to Claim Asylum

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Source: Newsweek

Published Apr 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM EDT | Updated Apr 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM EDT


House Republicans are looking at charging asylum seekers $1,000 to apply for protections when the process is currently free. The idea was floated in the latest House Judiciary reconciliation budget for 2025, which includes billions in funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to increase detention space and recruit more staff. Newsweek reached out to the Democratic Party House Judiciary Committee for comment via voicemail Monday afternoon.

Why It Matters

The budget gives a clear outline for how the Republican-controlled House plans to enable President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, appropriating new funding for an immigration system the party argues has long been underfunded. Increasing or adding fees for applications will likely generate backlash from immigration advocates, who argue that seeking asylum is a human right.

What To Know

At present, the United States does not charge immigrants to apply for asylum protections, which also stops them from being deported. There are fees to apply for temporary work and travel authorization. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), which oversees all visa applications, is solely funded by the fees it charges. The House budget framework makes reference to this, explaining that half of the revenue from a proposed $1,000 fee would go to the Department of Justice and the rest to the USCIS.

Asylum applicants would also have to pay $100 per year for each year their case is pending while also facing at least $550 every six months to keep an active work authorization. The plan, as currently proposed, states that no fee waivers would be granted for any of these applications or forms—an unusual step for programs that are generally offered to those who arrive with little to no resources.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/house-gop-new-asylum-application-fee-immigration-budget-2065304

[Walleye]

1. Forget about Jesus, money is their only morality now

[Irish_Dem]

2. I thought he was going to close the borders. Now it is pay to play immigration?

[BumRushDaShow]

3. It's the

"art of the deal steal ".

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yep. Trump is selling entry into the US and citizenship.

Money works its way into his own pocket.

[70sEraVet]

4. So, a family of 5 would have to pay $5,000 up front?

This has got to be some kind of violation of international law.

[delisen]

5. Modern Republicanism believes our country is a business corporation

The heart off modern Republicanism is a belief that we have no shared society, only individual actors and business corporations, and that our government is a corporation, the president is a CEO, congress is a Board of Directors, the supreme court is an Advisory Board, the number of shares individuals hold is based upon how much wealth one has, and mega millionaires and billionaires control most shares. The purpose of the United States of America is to enrich the major shareholders

The rest of us believe our country is a society of individuals living and working together for liberty and justice for all, and our government is how we ensure liberty and justice for all, and provide for our general welfare and our common defense

Quite a difference.

[WestMichRad]

7. Better make it $50,000

Some of them will be able to afford 1K.

(Asshole Repukes!!)