‘‘(G) ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL 
GANGS.—Any alien is deportable if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or the Attorney 
General knows or has reason to believe that the 
alien— 
‘‘(i) is or has been a member of a 
criminal gang; or 
‘‘(ii) has participated in the activities 
of a criminal gang, knowing or having rea-
son to know that such activities will pro-
mote, further, aid, or support the illegal 
activity of the criminal gang.’’. 
(d) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title II of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 219 the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 220. DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL GANGS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in consultation with the Attorney General, or the 
Secretary of State may designate a group or association 
as a criminal gang if their conduct is described in section 
101(a)(53) or if the group or association conduct poses 
a significant risk that threatens the security and the pub-
lic safety of nationals of the United States or the national 
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security, homeland security, foreign policy, or economy of 
the United States. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A designation made under 
subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the designation 
is revoked after consultation between the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Sec-
retary of State or is terminated in accordance with Fed-
eral law.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in the first section of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 219 the following: 
‘‘220. Designation of criminal gangs.’’. 
(e) MANDATORY DETENTION OF CRIMINAL GANG 
MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 236(c)(1)(D) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1226(c)(1)(D)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 212(a)(3)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(J) or (3)(B) of section 
212(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘237(a)(4)(B),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)(G) or (4)(B) of section 
237(a),’’. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 
of each year (beginning 1 year after the date of the 
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enactment of this Act), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, after consultation with the appropriate 
Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives on the number of aliens detained under the 
amendments made by paragraph (1). 
(f) ASYLUM
CLAIMS
BASED
ON
GANG
AFFILI-
ATION.— 
(1) INAPPLICABILITY OF RESTRICTION ON RE-
MOVAL
TO
CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.—Section 
241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)) is amended, in the 
matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘who is de-
scribed 
in 
section 
212(a)(2)(J)(i) 
or 
section 
237(a)(2)(G)(i) or who is’’ after ‘‘to an alien’’. 
(2) 
INELIGIBILITY
FOR
ASYLUM.—Section 
208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause 
(vii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (v) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(vi) the alien is described in section 
212(a)(2)(J)(i) or section 237(a)(2)(G)(i) 
(relating 
to 
participation 
in 
criminal 
gangs); or’’. 
(g) TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.—Section 244 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of 
Homeland Security’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (c)(2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘States, or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘States;’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) the alien is a member of a crimi-
nal gang.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may detain an alien provided temporary 
protected status under this section whenever 
appropriate under any other provision of law.’’. 
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(h) SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE VISAS.—Section 
101(a)(27)(J)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subclause (II), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) no alien who is a member 
of a criminal gang shall be eligible for 
any immigration benefit under this 
subparagraph;’’. 
(i) DEFERRED ACTION.—An alien described in sec-
tion 212(a)(2)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as added by subsection (b), shall not be eligible for de-
ferred action. 
(j) 
PAROLE.—An 
alien 
described 
in 
section 
212(a)(2)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
added by subsection (b), shall not be eligible for parole 
under section 212(d)(5)(A) of such Act unless— 
(1) the alien is assisting or has assisted the 
United States Government in a law enforcement 
matter, including a criminal investigation; and 
(2) the alien’s presence in the United States is 
required by the Government with respect to such as-
sistance. 
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(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section— 
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(2) shall apply to acts that occur before, on, or 
after such date. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF DANGEROUS 
CRIMINALS, TERRORISTS, AND GANG MEM-
BERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an immigration officer who finds an alien de-
scribed in subsection (b) at a land border or port of entry 
of the United States and determines that such alien is in-
admissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall treat such alien in accordance 
with section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1225). 
(b) THREATS
TO PUBLIC SAFETY.—An alien de-
scribed in this subsection is an alien who the Secretary 
of Homeland Security determines, or has reason to be-
lieve— 
(1) has been convicted of any offense carrying 
a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 180 
days; 
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(4) has engaged in, is engaged in, or is likely 
to engage after entry in any terrorist activity (as de-
fined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iii)), 
or intends to participate or has participated in the 
activities of a foreign terrorist organization (as des-
ignated under section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)); 
(5) is or was a member of a criminal street 
gang (as defined in paragraph (53) of section 101(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)), as added by section 1101(a)); or 
(6) has entered the United States more than 1 
time in violation of section 275(a) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325(a)), know-
ing that the entry was unlawful. 
Æ 
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