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,texas1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4    
,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4
 ,biggs ( ,arizona1 & ,mr4 ,ogles7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to provide t an ali5 :o has be5    
convict$ ( a crime is ineligible =      
asylum1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no     
,asylum = ,crim9als ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,ali5s convict$ ( crimes ineligible =   
asylum ,clause 7ii7 ( section           
#bjh7;b77#b7 ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7  
is am5d$--  7#a7 by am5d+ clause 7ii7 ( 
subp>agraph 7,a7 to read z foll[s3  7ii7
 except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! 
ali5 has be5 f9ally convict$ ( a felony 
or misdemeanor2  2  7#b7 by am5d+       

subp>agraph 7,b7 to read z foll[s3  7,b7
 ,exception ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&      
,security may designate by regulation   
political (f5ses committ$ outside !     
,unit$ ,/ates t w be n consid]$ to be a 
crime describ$ 9 clause 7ii74 ,!        
au?ority "u ?is subp>agraph is limit$ to
 political (f5ses committ$ outside !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
p>agraph3  7i7 ,! t]m felony means--    
7,i7 any crime def9$ z a felony by !    
relevant jurisdiction 7,f$]al1 ,/ate1   
tribal1 or local7 ( conviction2 or      
7,,ii7 any crime puni%able by m ?an "o  
ye> ( imprisonm5t4  7ii7 ,! t]m         
misdemeanor means--  7,i7 any crime     
def9$ z a misdemeanor by ! relevant     
jurisdiction 7,f$]al1 ,/ate1 tribal1 or 
local7 ( conviction2 or  7,,ii7 any     
crime n puni%able by m ?an "o ye> (     
imprisonm5t4  4