Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 such status, including notification to Congress, publication in the Federal Register, and an opportunity for the group to petition for administrative and judicial review.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Jul 17, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 17, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H213.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 71 | Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 1, 2021 |
| HR 574 | Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| S 599 | Singh's Law | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| HR 1106 | Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Evidence and witnesses
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Human trafficking
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Judicial review and appeals
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Organized crime
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
