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Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to add new grounds for immigration enforcement against aliens who commit fraud or public benefits crimes. Specifically, it makes aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving Federal, State, or local public benefits inadmissible to the United States (unable to enter or remain) and deportable (subject to removal). The bill applies to convictions, admissions of committing the offense, or conspiracies to commit such offenses.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ted Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $4,424,745
- ENTREPRENEUR $458,096
- RDV CORPORATION $39,600
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $29,632
- BLACKSTONE $27,400
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ted Cruz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 5, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Nov 5, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 5, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.
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 “Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR UNLAWFULLY RECEIVING PUBLIC BENEFITS.
(a) Inadmissibility.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(J) Defrauding the united states government or unlawfully receiving public benefits.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts constituting the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621(c))), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.”.
(b) Deportability.—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) Defrauding the united states government or unlawfully receiving public benefits.—Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621(c))), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.”. <all>
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