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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5653
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2018
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Babin, Mr. Blum, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Marino, Mr. Norman, Mr. Perry, Mr. Posey, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Buck, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Biggs, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Brat) 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 any alien who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018.
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Criminal grounds for deportability
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
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Criminal grounds
Any alien who, at any time after admission, has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, whether under State or Federal law, is deportable.
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