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Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related grounds.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for any foreign national whose visa is revoked on security or related grounds. Currently, the Secretary has discretion to decide whether or not to initiate removal proceedings after a visa is revoked. The bill removes that discretion and makes removal proceedings mandatory when a visa is revoked based on the security-related grounds specified in section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
4 cosponsors
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Feb 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related grounds.
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 “Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act”.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY INITIATION OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS FOR ALIENS WHOSE VISAS ARE REVOKED ON SECURITY OR RELATED GROUNDS.
Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking “After the issuance” and inserting the following: “Visa Revocation.—
“(1) In general.—After”;
(2) by striking “his discretion” and inserting “in the discretion of the Secretary”;
(3) by striking “Attorney General” and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”;
(4) by striking “issuance: Provided, That carriers” and inserting the following: “issuance.
“(2) Exception.—Carriers”; and
(5) by striking “There shall be no means” and inserting the following:
“(3) Mandatory removal proceedings.—If the visa of an alien is revoked pursuant to paragraph (1) as a result of a ground for removal described in section 237(a)(4), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall immediately initiate removal proceedings for such alien in accordance with section 236A.
“(4) Judicial review.—There shall be no means”. <all>
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