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To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
Summary
The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to add sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence to the definition of "aggravated felonies." Under immigration law, conviction of an aggravated felony typically makes a non-citizen subject to mandatory removal from the United States. The amendment would expand the category of crimes that trigger this deportation consequence to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence convictions. The bill makes no other changes to immigration law or the deportation process.
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- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.
This Act may be cited as the “Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants” or the “BE GONE Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED FELONIES UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.
Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(V) sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence.”. <all>
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