Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2989
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill subjects to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law. Currently, an alien is subject to deportation for a single conviction for certain felonies (such as an aggravated felony), two or more convictions for crimes involving moral turpitude, or being a drug addict. </p>  </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Budd , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Norman , Mr. Perry , Mr. McClintock , and Mr. Biggs ) 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 2019 . 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. .