Several immigration-related provisions are in the recently passed and signed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including:
- Imposing, for the first time, a $1,000 asylum application fee and $550 for related work authorization, along with a minimum $100 annual fee for a pending asylum application, and fees for those paroled into the United States;
- Imposing a requirement for renewal of work authorization every six months and a fee of at least $550 for renewal each time for asylum applicants and parolees, including those admitted under Temporary Protected Status;
- Excluding certain immigrants, including refugees/asylees and human trafficking and domestic violence victims, from Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
- Adding a 3.5 percent tax on immigrants’ remittances for those without Social Security numbers (SSNs). Those with SSNs can receive tax credits to offset the remittance tax; and
- Earmarking additional funds for construction and improvement of immigrant detention facilities and checkpoints, and related border technology and hiring.
