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Introduced
02/07/2019
02/07/2019
In Committee
03/25/2019
03/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that individuals who naturalized under title III of that Act, who are affiliated with a criminal gang, are subject to revocation of citizenship, and for other purposes. This bill makes alien gang members inadmissible to the United States and deportable. It also authorizes revoking the citizenship of certain naturalized individuals who are members of a criminal gang. The Department of Homeland Security may designate a group or association of five or more persons as a criminal gang if one of the group's primary purposes is the commission of certain crimes, and if the group's members have committed such crimes in a continuing series of such offenses within the past five years. The Department of Justice shall take into custody any individual who is inadmissible or deportable due to an association with a criminal gang. Individuals associated with a criminal gang shall be ineligible for asylum or temporary protected status. Prohibitions on removing an alien to a country where the alien's life or freedom would be threatened due to factors, such as the alien's membership in a particular social group, shall not apply to individuals associated with an alien criminal gang. An alien affiliated with a criminal gang shall not be regarded as a person of good moral character for immigration purposes. If a naturalized person becomes an associate of a criminal gang or has been convicted for or admits to certain criminal conduct within 10 years of naturalization, such conduct shall be prima facie evidence sufficient to revoke the order admitting the person to citizenship in the absence of countervailing evidence.
AI Summary
This bill aims to combat gang violence by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act in several ways:
1) It defines "criminal gang" as an ongoing group of 5 or more persons whose primary purpose is to commit certain crimes like drug offenses, alien smuggling, crimes of violence, and other specified felonies.
2) It makes alien gang members inadmissible to the U.S. and deportable. The Department of Homeland Security can designate a group as a criminal gang if it meets the criteria.
3) It requires the mandatory detention of criminal gang members and authorizes revoking the citizenship of naturalized individuals affiliated with criminal gangs.
4) It bars individuals associated with criminal gangs from receiving asylum, temporary protected status, and certain other immigration benefits. It also prohibits such individuals from sponsoring immigration applications or assuming custody of unaccompanied alien minors.
5) Overall, the bill aims to strengthen immigration law enforcement and deny immigration benefits to those involved with criminal gangs in order to protect communities from gang violence.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 03/25/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1106/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1106/BILLS-116hr1106ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1106/BILLS-116hr1106ih.pdf.pdf |
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