Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-707
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill increases immigration restrictions for&nbsp;non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens </em>under federal law) who vote in violation of a federal, state, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation. Specifically, the bill adds such an act to the list of aggravated felonies that are grounds for deportation and inadmissibility.</p><p>Under current law, this act is generally grounds for deportation and inadmissibility. However, an exception exists for individuals who, in addition to other requirements, reasonably believed at the time of such act that they were citizens.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 707 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Strong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make unlawful voting an aggravated felony.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025 . 2. Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act (a) In general Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (U) as subparagraph (V); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following: (U) voting in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation; and . (b) Conforming amendment (1) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(10)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) Unlawful voters Any alien who has voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation is inadmissible. . (2) Deportability Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (6).