Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: A bill to make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief.
Subject: Assault and harassment offenses: Border security and unlawful immigration: Congressional oversight: Detention of persons: Domestic violence and child abuse: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Immigration status and procedures: Juvenile crime and gang violence: Organized crime: Refugees, asylum, displaced persons: Terrorism: Violent crime: Visas and passports: Immigration
Description: A bill to make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "criminal gang." An alien who is or was a member of a criminal gang, or who participated in gang activity knowing that such participation will promote the gang's illegal activity, shall be inadmissible and deportable. The Department of Homeland Security may designate a group or association as a criminal gang. Detention shall be mandatory for anyone found inadmissible or deportable for criminal street gang membership. Individuals found inadmissible or deportable for criminal gang membership shall be barred from: asylum; withholding of removal; temporary protected status; special immigrant juvenile status; deferred action; and parole, unless assisting the United States in a law enforcement matter and required by the government to be present with respect to such assistance. An alien found at a U.S. land border or port of entry who is determined to be inadmissible and a threat to public safety (certain criminals, terrorists, street gang members) shall be subject to expedited removal.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2478-2479))
Last Action Date: April 28, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1120/all-info
Companion Bill: HB4856
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3 sponsors: Chuck Grassley (R); Thom Tillis (R); Richard Burr (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 28 2015 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2478-2479)) |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 14 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill