SEC. 6. DENATURALIZATION OF CRIMINAL GANG MEMBERS 
AND SUPPORTERS. 
Section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1451) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
inserting the following language: 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP
IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS; 
PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person who shall have 
been naturalized after December 24, 1952, shall 
within 10 years following such naturalization become 
a member of or affiliated with any organization, 
membership in or affiliation with which at the time 
of naturalization would have precluded such person 
from naturalization under the provisions of section 
313, it shall be considered prima facie evidence that 
such person was not attached to the principles of the 
Constitution of the United States and was not well 
disposed to the good order and happiness of the 
United States at the time of naturalization, and, in 
the absence of countervailing evidence, it shall be 
sufficient in the proper proceeding to authorize the 
revocation and setting aside of the order admitting 
such person to citizenship and the cancellation of the 
certificate of naturalization as having been obtained 
by concealment of a material fact or by willful mis-
representation, and such revocation and setting 
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aside of the order admitting such person to citizen-
ship and such canceling of certificate of naturaliza-
tion shall be effective as of the original date of the 
order and certificate, respectively. 
‘‘(2) ORGANIZATION, MEMBERSHIP IN OR AF-
FILIATION WITH WHICH AT THE TIME OF NATU-
RALIZATION WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED SUCH PER-
SON FROM NATURALIZATION.—The phrase ‘any or-
ganization, membership in or affiliation with which 
at the time of naturalization would have precluded 
such person from naturalization’ shall be deemed to 
include an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is or has ever been a member, asso-
ciate or affiliate of, or who has ever provided 
material support to, a criminal gang; 
‘‘(B) is or has ever been a member, asso-
ciate or affiliate of, or who has ever provided 
material support to, a criminal street gang as 
defined in section 520 of title 18 of the United 
States Code; or 
‘‘(C) has been convicted of or has admitted 
committing the essential elements of the fol-
lowing offenses— 
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‘‘(i) a felony drug offense (as defined 
in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)); 
‘‘(ii) has engaged in conduct punish-
able under section 274, 277, or 278; 
‘‘(iii) committed a crime of violence 
(as defined in section 16 of title 18, United 
States Code); 
‘‘(iv) committed a crime involving ob-
struction of justice, tampering with or re-
taliating against a witness, victim, or in-
formant, or burglary; 
‘‘(v) engaged in conduct punishable 
under section 1028 or 1029, and sections 
1541 through 1546 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(vi) engaged in conduct punishable 
under sections 1581 through 1594 of title 
18, United States Code; or engaged in con-
duct punishable under sections 1951, 
1952, 1956, and 1957 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(vii) engaged in conduct punishable 
under sections 2312 through 2315 of title 
18, United States Code; or 
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‘‘(viii) attempted to engage in an of-
fense described in clauses (i) through (viii) 
above, or engaged in conduct punishable 
under sections 2 through 4, and sections 
371 through 373 of title 18, United States 
Code in furtherance of such an offense. 
‘‘(3) DEEMED TO HAVE ADMITTED.—An alien 
shall be deemed to have admitted the essential ele-
ments of an offense within the meaning of para-
graph (2)(C) upon an oral or written statement to 
such effect, or upon a conviction or formal finding 
by a competent Federal, State or local court, tri-
bunal or military proceeding that said person has 
engaged in unlawful conduct whose essential ele-
ments include those that would be required for con-
viction of a disqualifying offense.’’. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply to 
any act that occurred before, on, or after such date, and 
shall apply to any application for naturalization or any 
other benefit or relief, or any other case or matter under 
the immigration laws, pending on, or filed after, such date. 
Æ 
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