Artemis Act Challenges Third-Country Deportations Before Asylum Screening

The Artemis Act, introduced by Representative Ansari in May 2025, questions whether deporting asylum seekers to countries like Panama before their credible-fear interviews shifts U.S. non-refoulement duties abroad. Non-refoulement means not returning refugees to danger. The bill is unpassed. Its namesake, Artemis Ghasemzadeh, was deported to Panama despite telling authorities she feared persecution as an Iranian Christian convert.