,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dgg #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #egac
 ,report ,no4 #aai-eee ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #h1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gill of ,texas 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,hunt1 ,mr4 ,fine1 ,mr4 ,davidson1 and  
,mr4 ,roy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,march    
#ah1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4   
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 and   
,mr4 ,cline  ,march #ah1 #bjbf,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,october #h1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the expedited removal of      
aliens who are criminal gang members1   
members of foreign terrorist            
organizations1 or have been convicted of

 certain specified crimes4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,expedited ,removal of ,criminal ,aliens
 ,act4  #b4 ,expedited removal ,section 
#bch of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbh7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in the section        
heading1 by striking ,expedited removal 
of aliens convicted of committing       
aggravated felonies and inserting       
,expedited removal of certain criminal  
aliens2  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7  
by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as   
follows3  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide for the availability of special 
removal proceedings at certain ,federal1
 ,state1 and local correctional         
facilities for any incarcerated alien-- 
7,a7 convicted of any criminal offense  
covered in section                      
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77iii71 7,b71 7,c71 or  
7,d71 or any offense covered by section 
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 for which both    
predicate offenses are1 without regard  

to the date of their commission1        
otherwise covered by section            
#bcg7;a77#b77;,a77i72 or  7,b7 who the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
determines-- 7i7 is inadmissible or     
deportable2 and  7ii7 7,i7 is a member  
of a criminal gang or a transnational   
criminal organization 7as defined in    
section #cjjc7e7 of the ,act titled     
,making emergency supplemental          
appropriations for the fiscal year      
ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for   
other purposes 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#bcda7e7772  7,,ii7 is a member of an   
organization designated as a foreign    
terrorist organization pursuant to      
section #bai7;a7 or has provided        
material support to such an             
organization2 or  7,,iii7 has been      
convicted of any felony1 any misdemeanor
 with respect to which the underlying   
conduct was committed against a member  
of a vulnerable group1 any assault of a 
law enforcement officer1 any sexual     
offense1 any crime of domestic violence1

 any stalking offense1 any crime with   
respect to which the underlying conduct 
was committed against a child 7including
 sex trafficking of a minor or sexual   
abuse of a minor71 any activity relating
 to material involving the sexual       
exploitation of a minor1 or any         
violation of a protection order 7as such
 terms are defined in the jurisdiction  
of conviction74  2  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#b7-- 7i7 by striking convicted of an  
aggravated felony and inserting         
described in paragraph 7#a72  7ii7 by   
striking ,attorney ,general each place  
it appears and inserting ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security2 and  7iii7 by      
striking felon and inserting alien2     
7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking
 ,attorney ,general each place it       
appears and inserting ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security 2  7ii7 by striking 
convicted of an aggravated felony and   
inserting described in paragraph 7#a72  
and  7iii7 by striking for the          
underlying aggravated felony2  7,d7 in  

paragraph 7#d71 by striking ,attorney   
,general each place it appears and      
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security2 and  7,e7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 ,manner of     
proceedings ,special removal proceedings
 described in this section shall be     
conducted in conformity with section    
#bdj 7except as otherwise provided in   
this section71 and in a manner which    
eliminates the need for additional      
detention at any processing center of   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
and in a manner which assures           
expeditious removal following the end of
 the alien's incarceration for the      
underlying sentence4 ,nothing in this   
section shall be construed to create any
 substantive or procedural right or     
benefit that is legally enforceable by  
any party against the ,united ,states or
 its agencies or officers or any other  
person4  7#f7 ,definitions ,in this     
subsection3 7,a7 ,the term member of a  
vulnerable group means-- 7i7 an         

individual who is younger than #af years
 of age2  7ii7 a pregnant woman2  7iii7 
an individual with a severe physical or 
mental disability2 or  7iv7 an          
individual who is older than #fe years  
of age4  7,b7 ,the term criminal gang   
means an ongoing group1 club1           
organization1 or association of #e or   
more persons that has as #a of its      
primary purposes the commission of #a or
 more of the offenses described in this 
subparagraph and the members of which   
engage1 or have engaged within the past 
#e years1 in a continuing series of such
 offenses4 ,the offenses described1     
whether committed1 in whole or in part1 
within or outside of the ,united ,states
 and regardless of whether the offenses 
occurred before1 on1 or after the date  
of the enactment of this paragraph1 are 
the following3 7i7 ,a ,federal1 ,state1 
local1 or ,tribal offense that is       
punishable by imprisonment for more than
 #a year and relates to a controlled    
substance 7as so classified under the   

relevant ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or    
,tribal law71 regardless of whether the 
substance is classified as a controlled 
substance under section #ajb of the     
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7ii7 ,a foreign       
offense that is punishable by           
imprisonment for more than #a year and  
relates to a controlled substance as    
defined under section #ajb of the       
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7iii7 ,an offense that
 is punishable by imprisonment for more 
than #a year and involves firearms or   
explosives 7as defined under the        
relevant ,federal1 ,state1 local1       
,tribal1 or foreign law7 or in violation
 of section #ica of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code 7relating to purchase1    
ownership1 or possession of body armor  
by violent felons74  7iv7 ,an offense   
under section #bgd 7relating to bringing
 in and harboring certain aliens71      
section #bgg 7relating to aiding or     
assisting certain aliens to enter the   

,united ,states71 or section #bgh       
7relating to importation of alien for   
immoral purpose74  7v7 ,a crime of      
violence 7as defined in section #af7;a7 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code74   
7vi7 ,a crime involving obstruction of  
justice1 tampering with or retaliating  
against a witness1 victim1 or informant1
 or burglary 7as such terms are defined 
under the relevant ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 or foreign law74  7vii7 
,any conduct punishable under-- 7,i7    
sections #ajbh1 #ajbh;,a1 and #ajbi of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code        
7relating to fraud1 aggravated identity 
theft or fraud and related activity in  
connection with identification documents
 or access devices72  7,,ii7 sections   
#aeha through #aeid of such title       
7relating to peonage1 slavery1 and      
trafficking in persons72  7,,iii7       
section #aiea of such title 7relating to
 interference with commerce by threats  
or violence72  7,,iv7 section #aieb of  
such title 7relating to interstate and  

foreign travel or transportation in aid 
of racketeering enterprises72  7,v7     
section #aief of such title 7relating to
 the laundering of monetary             
instruments72  7,,vi7 section #aieg of  
such title 7relating to engaging in     
monetary transactions in property       
derived from specified unlawful         
activity72 or  7,,vii7 sections #bcab   
through #bcae of such title 7relating to
 interstate transportation of stolen    
motor vehicles or stolen property74     
7viii7 ,a conspiracy to commit an       
offense described in subclauses 7,i7    
through 7,,vii7 of clause 7vii74  2     
7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking        
,attorney ,general and inserting        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2  7ii7
 by inserting inadmissibility or before 
deportability2  7iii7 by striking under 
section #bcg7;a77#b77;,a77iii7 7relating
 to conviction of an aggravated felony72
 and  7iv7 by inserting before section  
#bdj the following issue a notice to    

appear under section #bci to initiate   
removal proceedings under2  7,b7 by     
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 ,alien described ,an     
alien is described in this paragraph if 
the alien-- 7,a7 has been convicted of  
any criminal offense described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 or is described in    
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#bch7;a77#a71 regardless of whether such
 alien is incarcerated2 and  7,b7 7i7   
was not lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence at the time at which          
proceedings under this section          
commenced2 or  7ii7 had permanent       
resident status on a conditional basis  
7as described in section #baf of this   
title7 at the time that proceedings     
under this section commenced4  2  7,c7  
in paragraph 7#c71 by striking ,attorney
 ,general and inserting ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security2  7,d7 in paragraph 
7#d71 by striking ,attorney ,general    
each place it appears and inserting     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security 2 and 

7,e7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by         
inserting or ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security after ,attorney ,general2     
7ii7 by inserting or ,secretary's after 
,attorney ,general's2 and  7iii7 by     
inserting 1 regardless of whether the   
alien is in proceedings under this      
section after discretion2 and  7#d7 by  
redesignating the second subsection 7c7 
as subsection 7d74  #c4 ,detention of   
criminal aliens ,section #bcf7;c7 of the
 ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h 
,u4,s4,c4 #abbf7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph
 7,d71 by striking or at the end2  7,b7 
by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as   
subparagraph 7,f72 and  7,c7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the   
following3  7,e7 7i7 is inadmissible    
under section #bab or deportable under  
section #bcg2 and  7ii7 7,i7 is a member
 of a criminal gang 7as defined in      
section #bch7;a77#f77;,b77 or           
transnational criminal organization 7as 
defined in section #cjjc7e7 of the ,act 

titled ,making emergency supplemental   
appropriations for the fiscal year      
ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for   
other purposes 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#bcda7e7772 or  7,,ii7 has been         
convicted of any felony1 any misdemeanor
 with respect to which the underlying   
conduct was committed against a member  
of a vulnerable group 7as defined in    
section #bch7;a77#c77;,a771 any assault 
of a law enforcement officer1 any sexual
 offense1 any crime of domestic         
violence1 any stalking offense1 any     
crime with respect to which the         
underlying conduct was committed against
 a child 7including sex trafficking of a
 minor or sexual abuse of a minor71 any 
activity relating to material involving 
the sexual exploitation of a minor1 or  
any violation of a protection order1 or 
2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in 
the heading1 by striking ,definition and
 inserting ,definitions2 and  7,b7 by   
striking ,for purposes of paragraph     
7#a77;,e71 and inserting the following3 

7,a7 ,for purposes of paragraph         
7#a77;,e77ii77,,ii71 the terms and      
phrases in such paragraph have the      
meanings given such terms and phrases in
 the jurisdiction of conviction4  7,b7  
,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,f71  4
  #d4 ,exception to restrictions on     
removal ,section #bda7;b77#c77;,b7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abca7;b77#c77;,b77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by      
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in clause 
7iv71 by striking the period and        
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding     
after clause 7iv7 the following3  7v7   
the alien has been convicted of any     
criminal offense described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 or is described in    
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#bch7;a77#a71 regardless of whether such
 alien is incarcerated or is in         
proceedings under section #bch4  4  #e4 
,ineligibility for asylum ,section      
#bjh7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     

#aaeh7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 clause 7v71 by striking or at the end2 
7#b7 in clause 7vi71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7vii7 the alien has been    
convicted of any criminal offense       
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or is    
described in subparagraph 7,b7 of       
section #bch7;a77#a71 regardless of     
whether such alien is incarcerated or is
 in proceedings under section #bch4  4  
#f4 ,ineligibility for other immigration
 relief ,an alien who has been convicted
 of any criminal offense described in   
subparagraph 7,a7 or who is described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#bch7;a77#a7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aabh7;a77#a771 regardless of whether   
such alien is incarcerated or is in     
proceedings under such section #bch1    
shall be ineligible for any other relief
 under the immigration laws 7as such    
term is defined in section #aja of the  

,immigration and ,nationality 7#h       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja771 including under      
section #bbdb of the ,omnibus           
,consolidated and ,emergency            
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1     
#aiii 7and any regulations issued       
pursuant to such section74  #g4         
,construction2 severability ,any        
provision of this ,act or an amendment  
made by this ,act held to be invalid or 
unenforceable by its terms1 or as       
applied to any person or circumstance1  
shall be construed so as to give it the 
maximum effect permitted by law1 unless 
such holding shall be utterly invalid or
 unenforceable1 in which event such     
provision shall be deemed severable from
 this ,act and shall not affect the     
remainder of this ,act1 or the          
application of such provision to other  
persons not similarly situated or to    
other1 dissimilar circumstances4  ,march
 #ah1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union1 and ordered to be printed