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No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens convicted of crimes ineligible for asylum. The bill defines felonies as crimes punishable by more than one year of imprisonment and misdemeanors as crimes not punishable by more than one year. It allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate certain political offenses committed outside the United States as exceptions to this rule. The effect is to bar asylum eligibility for individuals with criminal convictions unless designated as political offenses by the Secretary.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Self, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ALIENS CONVICTED OF CRIMES INELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM.
Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended—
(1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
“(ii) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the alien has been finally convicted of a felony or misdemeanor;”;
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
“(B) Exception.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate by regulation political offenses committed outside the United States that will be not considered to be a crime described in clause (ii). The authority under this subparagraph is limited to political offenses committed outside the United States.”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(E) Definitions.—In this paragraph:
“(i) The term ‘felony’ means—
“(I) any crime defined as a felony by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, tribal, or local) of conviction; or
“(II) any crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment.
“(ii) The term ‘misdemeanor’ means—
“(I) any crime defined as a misdemeanor by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, tribal, or local) of conviction; or
“(II) any crime not punishable by more than one year of imprisonment.”. <all>
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