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No Visas for Violent Criminals Act
To subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States.
Summary
This bill makes aliens subject to deportation if convicted of certain crimes related to protest activities, specifically those involving defacement or destruction of federal property or intentional obstruction of highways, roads, bridges, or tunnels. When an alien is convicted of such a deportable crime, their visa is immediately cancelled and they must be removed from the United States within 60 days of conviction. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to add these criminal convictions as grounds for deportation. The expedited removal timeline is 60 days rather than the standard removal procedures. The bill applies to non-citizens with visas who are convicted of these specific protest-related crimes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tom Cotton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,461
- APOLLO MANAGEMENT $25,600
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $19,800
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
- APOLLO $11,600
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Actions (2)
- Jun 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 2025
Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Banks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States.
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 Visas for Violent Criminals Act”.
SEC. 2. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES FOR UNLAWFUL PROTEST-RELATED ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(G) Unlawful protest-related activities.—Any alien who is convicted of a crime—
“(i) related to the alien’s conduct at and during the course of a protest;
“(ii) involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of Federal property; or
“(iii) involving the intentional obstruction of any highway, road, bridge, or tunnel, is deportable.”.
(b) Cancellation of Visa; Removal.—If any alien is convicted of a deportable crime described in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)—
(1) any visa issued to such alien shall immediately be cancelled; and
(2) not later than 60 days after such conviction, such alien shall be removed from the United States. <all>
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