,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #i1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,good of ,virginia 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4
 ,biggs1 and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7   
introduced the following bill2 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  
asylum1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,asylum for ,criminals ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,aliens convicted of crimes 
ineligible for asylum ,clause 7ii7 of   
section #bjh7;b77#b7 of the ,immigration
 and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaeh7 is amended--  7#a7 by amending   
clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 to read
 as follows3  7ii7 except as provided in
 subparagraph 7,b71 the alien has been  
finally convicted of a crime2  2 and    
7#b7 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to   

read as follows3  7,b7 ,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 7ii74    
,the authority under this subparagraph  
is limited to political offenses        
committed outside the ,united ,states4  
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