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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1203 

To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country that denies or 

unreasonably delays the acceptance of nationals of such country who 

have been ordered removed from the United States and to prohibit 

the issuance of visas to nationals of such country. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2023 

Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To withhold Federal financial assistance from each country 

that denies or unreasonably delays the acceptance of 

nationals of such country who have been ordered removed 

from the United States and to prohibit the issuance 

of visas to nationals of such country. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Alien Depor5 tation Enforcement Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

2 TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREASON3 ABLY DELAY THE ACCEPTANCE OF NATION4 ALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED 

5 FROM THE UNITED STATES. 

6 Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 

7 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 137. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST10 ANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT DENY OR UNREA11 SONABLY DELAY THE REPATRIATION OF NA12 TIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN ORDERED RE13 MOVED FROM THE UNITED STATES. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

15 under this section, funds made available under this Act 

16 may not be dispersed to a foreign country that refuses 

17 or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who— 

18 ‘‘(1) is a citizen, subject, national, or resident 

19 of such country; and 

20 ‘‘(2) has received a final order of removal under 

21 chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nation22 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(b) DEFINED TERM.—In this section and in section 

24 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

25 1253(d)), a country is deemed to have refused or unrea26 sonable delayed the acceptance of an alien who is a citizen, 


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1 subject, national, or resident if the country does not accept 

2 the alien within 90 days of receiving a request to repa3 triate such alien from an official of the United States who 

4 is authorized to make such a request. 

5 ‘‘(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days 

6 after the date of enactment of this section, and every 3 

7 months thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

8 shall submit a report to the Senate and the House of Rep9 resentatives that— 

10 ‘‘(1) lists all the countries which refuse or un11 reasonably delay repatriation (as defined in sub12 section (b)); and 

13 ‘‘(2) includes the total number of aliens who 

14 were refused repatriation, organized by— 

15 ‘‘(A) country; 

16 ‘‘(B) detention status; and 

17 ‘‘(C) criminal status. 

18 ‘‘(d) ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.—If a coun19 try is listed in a report submitted under subsection (c), 

20 the country shall be subject to the sanctions described in 

21 subsection (a) and in section 243(d) of the Immigration 

22 and Nationality Act unless the country issues appropriate 

23 travel documents— 

24 ‘‘(1) not later than 100 days after the submis25 sion of such report on behalf of all aliens described 


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1 in subsection (a) who have been convicted of a crime 

2 committed while in the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(2) not later than 200 days after the submis4 sion of such report on behalf of all other aliens de5 scribed in subsection (a). 

6 ‘‘(e) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate family 

7 member of a victim of a crime committed by any alien 

8 described in subsection (a) after such alien has been issued 

9 a final order of removal shall have standing to sue in any 

10 Federal district court to enforce the provisions of this sec11 tion and the provisions of section 243(d) of the Immigra12 tion and Nationality Act. No monetary judgments may be 

13 awarded in a suit filed under this subsection.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATIONALS 

15 OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING AC16 CEPTING ALIENS. 

17 Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(d) DISCONTINUING GRANTING VISAS TO NATION20 ALS OF COUNTRY DENYING OR DELAYING ACCEPTING

21 ALIENS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a country is listed on the 

23 most recent report submitted by the Secretary of 

24 Homeland Security to Congress under section 137(c) 

25 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, no visa may 


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1 be issued to or status under the immigration laws 

2 provided to a subject, national, or resident of such 

3 country unless the country is in full compliance with 

4 section 137(d) of such Act. 

5 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF UNAUTHORIZED ISSUANCE.— 

6 Any visa issued or status provided in violation of 

7 this paragraph shall be null and void. 

8 ‘‘(3) STANDING.—A victim or an immediate 

9 family member of a victim of a crime committed by 

10 any alien described in section 137(a) of the Foreign 

11 Assistance Act of 1961 after such alien has been 

12 issued a final order of removal shall have standing 

13 to sue in any Federal district court to enforce the 

14 provisions of this subsection. No monetary judg15 ments may be awarded in a suit filed under this sub16 section.’’. 

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