H.R. 1958 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1958 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025Mr. Taylor (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Mace, Mr. Onder, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Latta, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025. 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Defrauding the United States government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .