No Visas for Violent Criminals Act

Bill: 118-s-4756
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2024-07-24
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4756 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2024 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Budd , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Visas for Violent Criminals Act . 2. Immigration consequences for unlawful protest-related activities (a) In general Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Unlawful protest-related activities Any alien who is convicted of a crime— (i) related to the alien’s conduct at and during the course of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )) or at a facility in the United States operated by a religious institution; (ii) involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of a Federal memorial or monument, including any veterans memorial referred to in Executive Order 13934 of July 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 41165; relating to Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes); or (iii) involving the intentional obstruction of any highway, road, bridge, or tunnel, is deportable. . (b) Cancellation of visa; removal If any alien is convicted of a deportable crime described in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)— (1) any visa issued to such alien shall immediately be cancelled; and (2) not later than 60 days after such conviction, such alien shall be removed from the United States.