Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1055
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-03-25
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2021 
</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>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1055 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2021 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 2021 . 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. .