BE GONE Act

Bill: 119-s-1517
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2025-04-29
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1517 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 29, 2025 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Justice , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Graham , Mr. Risch , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Lee , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act . 2. Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act 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) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. .