No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-921
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-09
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>This bill bars an individual who has been convicted of a crime from receiving asylum, with limited exceptions. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security may designate political offenses committed outside of the United States that shall not be considered a crime for this purpose.</p> <p>Currently, an individual shall be barred from receiving asylum for only certain types of criminal convictions, such as if the individual is convicted for (1) an aggravated felony, or (2) a particularly serious crime and as a result deemed a danger to the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 921 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Posey , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. Moore of Alabama ) 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 an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023 . 2. Aliens convicted of crimes ineligible for asylum Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ) is amended— (1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (ii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the alien has been finally convicted of a crime; ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Exception The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate by regulation political offenses committed outside the United States that will be not considered to be a crime described in clause (ii). The authority under this subparagraph is limited to political offenses committed outside the United States. .