Deport Alien Gang Members Act
Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
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, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deport Alien Gang Members Act
This bill makes non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) associated with criminal gangs inadmissible for entry into the United States and deportable. The bill also establishes procedures to designate groups as criminal gangs.
An individual shall be inadmissible if certain officers or agencies know or have 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 individual who is or was a member of such a gang, has participated or aided such a group's illegal activities, or seeks to enter or has entered the United States in furtherance of such activity shall be deportable.
Such individuals must be subject to mandatory detention. Furthermore, such individuals shall not be eligible for (1) asylum; (2) temporary protected status; (3) special immigrant juvenile visas; or (4) 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 committing specified criminal offenses and its members have engaged in a continuing series of such offenses within the past five years, or (2) that has been designated as a criminal gang by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The bill also establishes procedures for DHS to designate a group as a criminal gang, including notifying Congress, publishing a notice in the Federal Register, and providing an opportunity for the group to petition for review of the designation.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2025 to Mar 10, 2025; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Jan 3, 2025 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 6, 2025 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jan 9, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jan 9, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jan 9, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jan 9, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jan 22, 2025 |
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, 2025Markup Jun 3, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
- Jun 3, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 171, no. 1, January 3, 2025, page H42.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-14 | LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND MULTI VSOs: AMVETS, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART, BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION, VETERANS EDUCATION SUCCESS, GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA, INC., AND RESERVE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA218 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 25, 2025 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49363 | Temporary Protected Status: History and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 28, 2026 |
| R49032 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 119th Congress | Report | Jul 14, 2026 |
| RS20844 | Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure | Report | Aug 28, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1050 | Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act | Related bill | Feb 6, 2025 |
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
- Deport Alien Gang Members 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, 2025Introduced 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.
