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{{Infobox United States federal proposed legislation
| name            = SAFE Act
| fullname        = American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015
| acronym         = SAFE
| nickname        = American SAFE Act of 2015
| introduced in the = 114th
| sponsored by    = [[Michael McCaul]]
| number of co-sponsors = 103
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The '''SAFE Act''' (full title '''American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015''') was a United States legislative proposal for Syrian and Iraqi refugees that would require extra background investigation before entry into the US.

Additional procedure to authorize admission for each refugee<ref name="congress" />
*The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) certifies they received a background investigation sufficient to determine whether the refugee is a U.S. security threat, to both the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS) and the [[Director of National Intelligence]].
*The Department of Homeland Security, FBI and Director of National Intelligence unanimously certify to Congress that the refugee not such a threat.

The bill was first introduced in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]] on November 17, 2015, {{USBill|114|H|4038}} by [[Michael McCaul]].<ref name="congress">{{cite web|title=H.R.4038 — 114th Congress (2015-2016)|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4038|website=Congress.gov|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref> It was passed by the House, but on January 20, 2016, it failed [[Cloture#United States|cloture]] in the senate (also known as a [[Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate|filibuster]].)<ref>{{cite web |title=American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (2016 - H.R. 4038) |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4038 |website=GovTrack |access-date=4 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Background==

The SAFE Act was created in response to the November 2015 [[November 2015 Paris attacks|Paris attacks]], out of concern that [[Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant|ISIL]] terrorists would enter the United States posing as [[Refugees_of_the_Syrian_Civil_War|refugees]] fleeing Syria.<ref>{{cite web|title=House votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat|url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/11/19/house-votes-to-curb-syrian-refugees.html|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>

==Criticism==

FBI Director [[James Comey]] said the SAFE Act "seeks to micromanage the process in a way that is counter-productive to national security, to our humanitarian obligation, and the overall ability to focus on Homeland Security".<ref name="perez">{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Evan|title=First on CNN: FBI Director James Comey balks at refugee legislation|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/politics/fbi-director-james-comey-refugee-legislation/index.html|website=CNN.com|date=19 November 2015 |access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>

Vice-President of the European Commission [[Federica Mogherini]] pointed out that the Paris attackers were EU citizens, not Syrian refugees.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Porter|first1=Tom|title=Paris attacks: Police arrest man carrying same passport as one found near suicide bomber|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paris-attacks-police-arrest-man-carrying-same-passport-one-found-near-suicide-bomber-1529087|website=International Business Times|access-date=1 November 2017|date=November 17, 2015|quote="It is all EU citizens so far. This can change with the hours, but so far it is quite clear it is an issue of internal domestic security."}}</ref>

[[Presidency_of_Barack_Obama|Barack Obama]] threatened to veto the legislation if passed.<ref name="perez" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Immigration to the United States}}

[[Category:United States proposed federal immigration and nationality legislation]]
[[Category:Proposed legislation of the 114th United States Congress]]

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