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Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

USA117th CongressS-1056| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act This bill makes aliens associated with criminal gangs inadmissible for entry into the United States and deportable and establishes procedures related to designating groups with criminal gang status. An alien shall be inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice knows or has reason to believe that the individual is or was a criminal gang member or has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities. An alien who is or was a member of such a gang, or has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities, shall be deportable. Such individuals shall be subject to mandatory detention, shall not be eligible for asylum, temporary protected status, or special immigrant juvenile visas, and shall not be eligible for parole unless they are assisting the government in a law enforcement matter. The bill defines a criminal gang as a group of five or more persons (1) where one of its primary purposes is the commission of specified criminal offenses and the members of which engage or have engaged within the past five years in a continuing series of such offenses, or (2) that has been designated as a criminal gang by DHS. The bill establishes procedures for DHS to designate a group as a criminal gang, including notification to Congress, publication in the Federal Register, and an opportunity for the group to petition for administrative and judicial review.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-71
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-71
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1995: Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2021
  • HR 117-71: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
  • HR 117-6637: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsViolent crimeVisas and passports

Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

USA117th CongressS-1056| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2021
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act This bill makes aliens associated with criminal gangs inadmissible for entry into the United States and deportable and establishes procedures related to designating groups with criminal gang status. An alien shall be inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice knows or has reason to believe that the individual is or was a criminal gang member or has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities. An alien who is or was a member of such a gang, or has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities, shall be deportable. Such individuals shall be subject to mandatory detention, shall not be eligible for asylum, temporary protected status, or special immigrant juvenile visas, and shall not be eligible for parole unless they are assisting the government in a law enforcement matter. The bill defines a criminal gang as a group of five or more persons (1) where one of its primary purposes is the commission of specified criminal offenses and the members of which engage or have engaged within the past five years in a continuing series of such offenses, or (2) that has been designated as a criminal gang by DHS. The bill establishes procedures for DHS to designate a group as a criminal gang, including notification to Congress, publication in the Federal Register, and an opportunity for the group to petition for administrative and judicial review.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-71
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-71
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • March 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1995: Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2021
  • HR 117-71: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
  • HR 117-6637: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsViolent crimeVisas and passports