section 922 of such title (relating 
to unlawful acts), or subsection 
(b), (c), (g), (h), (k), (l), (m), or 
(n) of section 924 of such title 
(relating to penalties), section 
930 of such title (relating to pos-
session of firearms and dan-
gerous weapons in Federal facili-
ties), section 931 of such title 
(relating to purchase, ownership, 
or possession of body armor by 
violent felons), sections 1028 and 
1029 of such title (relating to 
fraud and related activity in con-
nection with identification docu-
ments or access devices), section 
1952 of such title (relating to 
interstate and foreign travel or 
transportation in aid of racket-
eering enterprises), section 1956 
of such title (relating to the laun-
dering of monetary instruments), 
section 1957 of such title (relat-
ing to engaging in monetary 
transactions in property derived
from specified unlawful activity), 
or sections 2312 through 2315 of 
such title (relating to interstate 
transportation of stolen motor ve-
hicles or stolen property). 
‘‘(ee) Any conduct punish-
able under section 274 (relating 
to bringing in and harboring cer-
tain aliens), section 277 (relating 
to aiding or assisting certain 
aliens 
to 
enter 
the 
United 
States), or section 278 (relating 
to importation of alien for im-
moral purpose) of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEPORTABLE.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) CRIMINAL STREET GANG PARTICIPA-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien is de-
portable who— 
‘‘(I) is a member of a criminal 
street gang and is convicted of com-
mitting, or conspiring, threatening, or
attempting to commit, a gang crime; 
or 
‘‘(II) is determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security to be a 
member of a criminal street gang des-
ignated under section 219A. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the terms ‘criminal 
street gang’ and ‘gang crime’ have the 
meaning given such terms in section 
212(a)(2)(J)(ii). ’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title II of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL STREET GANGS 
‘‘SEC. 219A. (a) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is 
authorized to designate a group or association as a 
criminal street gang in accordance with this sub-
section if the Attorney General finds that the group 
or association meets the criteria described in section 
212(a)(2)(J)(ii)(I). 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—
‘‘(i) TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.— 
Seven days before making a designation 
under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, by classified communication, no-
tify the Speaker and Minority Leader of 
the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore, Majority Leader, and 
Minority Leader of the Senate, and the 
members of the relevant committees of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, 
in writing, of the intent to designate a 
group or association under this subsection, 
together with the findings made under 
paragraph (1) with respect to that group 
or association, and the factual basis there-
for. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REG-
ISTER.—The Attorney shall publish the 
designation in the Federal Register seven 
days after providing the notification under 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) A designation under this sub-
section shall take effect upon publication 
under subparagraph (A)(ii).