Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Bill: 118-hr-7909
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2024-04-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Child safety and welfare

Crimes against children

Domestic violence and child abuse

Immigration status and procedures

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens </em>under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.</p><p>First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of domestic violence (i.e., a crime of violence within certain close relationships), a sex offense, or conspiracy to commit a sex offense.&nbsp;</p><p>Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

action_date: 2024-09-18
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens </em>under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.</p><p>First,&nbsp;the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, and domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).&nbsp;</p><p>Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also&nbsp;expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7909 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. (K) Domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of— (i) a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)); (ii) a crime of stalking; (iii) a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; or (iv) a crime of violating the portion of a protection order (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)) that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in the heading, by striking crimes against children and and inserting and crimes against children ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following , and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) , regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7909 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. (K) Domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of— (i) a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)); (ii) a crime of stalking; (iii) a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; or (iv) a crime of violating the portion of a protection order (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)) that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in the heading, by striking crimes against children and and inserting and crimes against children ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following , and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) , regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 547 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7909 [Report No. 118–650] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Biggs , and Ms. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary September 6, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mr. Harris , Ms. Lee of Florida , Mr. Nehls , and Mr. Perry September 6, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 9, 2024 A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. (K) Domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of— (i) a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)); (ii) a crime of stalking; (iii) a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; or (iv) a crime of violating the portion of a protection order (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)) that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in the heading, by striking crimes against children and and inserting and crimes against children ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following , and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) , regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .

September 6, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7909 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2024 Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Biggs , and Ms. Boebert ) 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 aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to sex offenses and domestic violence (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. (K) Domestic violence Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)), is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)(i), by inserting before the period at the end the following , and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) , regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .