Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4760
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-28
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2021 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Babin , Mr. Biggs , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Buck , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mrs. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Perry , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Budd , Ms. Herrell , Mr. Brooks , Mr. Norman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Arrington , Mr. DesJarlais , Mrs. Lesko , and Mr. Aderholt ) 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 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. .