Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5653
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law.</p> </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2018 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Abraham , Mr. Babin , Mr. Blum , Mr. Budd , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Crawford , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Harris , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Marino , Mr. Norman , Mr. Perry , Mr. Posey , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Buck , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Biggs , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Barletta , and Mr. Brat ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018 . 2. Criminal grounds for deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Criminal grounds Any alien who, at any time after admission, has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, whether under State or Federal law, is deportable. .