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Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction over murders committed by certain inadmissible or deportable aliens.
Summary
The bill amends federal criminal law to assert jurisdiction over murders committed by certain aliens who are inadmissible under immigration law or deportable under specified provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It applies to aliens who are inadmissible for certain criminal or security reasons, or who are subject to deportation under designated subsections of immigration law. For such aliens convicted of first-degree murder, the bill allows punishment by death or life imprisonment. For second-degree murder, the bill allows imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
4 cosponsors
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction over murders committed by certain inadmissible or deportable aliens.
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 “Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act”.
SEC. 2. MURDERS COMMITTED BY CERTAIN INADMISSIBLE OR DEPORTABLE ALIENS.
Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Within any jurisdiction of the United States (whether or not in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States), an alien who—
“(1) is—
“(A) inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); or
“(B) deportable under subparagraph (B) or (C)(i) of section 237(a)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)); and
“(2) is guilty of—
“(A) murder in the first degree, shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life; or
“(B) murder in the second degree, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.”. <all>
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