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Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
To authorize the expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations, or have been convicted of certain specified crimes.
Summary
This bill creates an expedited removal process for certain categories of aliens, including members of criminal gangs or organizations, members or supporters of designated foreign terrorist organizations, and those convicted of specified crimes. The specified crimes include felonies, misdemeanors against vulnerable groups, assault on law enforcement, sexual offenses, domestic violence, stalking, crimes against children including sexual trafficking or abuse of minors, material involving sexual exploitation of minors, and violations of protection orders. Aliens in these categories are subject to mandatory detention and expedited removal from the United States. The bill also specifies that such aliens are ineligible for withholding of removal.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
7 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- May 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2025
Mrs. Moody (for herself and Mr. Schmitt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations, or have been convicted of certain specified crimes.
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 “Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS.
(a) In General.—Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 238 the following:
“SEC. 238A. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF ALIENS WHO ARE CRIMINAL GANG MEMBERS, ARE MEMBERS OR SUPPORTERS OF A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, OR HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A SPECIFIED CRIME.
“(a) Defined Term.—In this section, the term ‘member of a vulnerable group’ means—
“(1) a child who is younger than 16 years of age;
“(2) a woman who is pregnant;
“(3) an individual with a severe physical or mental disability; or
“(4) an individual who is older than 65 years of age.
“(b) Aliens Subject to Expedited Removal.—An alien is subject to mandatory detention and expedited removal under section 238 and is subject to removal from the United States if the Department of Homeland Security determines that such alien—
“(1) is a member of a criminal gang or a criminal organization;
“(2) is a member of an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a) or has provided material support to such an organization; or
“(3) has been convicted of any felony, any misdemeanor against a member of a vulnerable group, any assault of a law enforcement officer, any sexual offense, any crime of domestic violence, any stalking offense, any crime against children, including sex trafficking of a minor or sexual abuse of a minor, any activity relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, or any violation of a protection order (as such terms are defined in the jurisdiction in which the acts constituting such crimes occurred).
“(c) Ineligibility for Withholding of Removal.—An alien described in subsection (b) is not eligible for withholding of removal under any provision of this title.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 238 the following:
“Sec. 238A. Expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, are members or supporters of a foreign terrorist organization, or have been convicted of a specified crime.”. <all>
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