No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 921 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Asylum for Crimi- 4 nals Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. ALIENS CONVICTED OF CRIMES INELIGIBLE FOR 6 ASYLUM. 7 Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration 8 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:41 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 921 IH (1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) 1 to read as follows: 2 ‘‘(ii) except as provided in subpara- 3 graph (B), the alien has been finally con- 4 victed of a crime;’’; and 5 (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 6 follows: 7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of 8 Homeland Security may designate by regulation 9 political offenses committed outside the United 10 States that will be not considered to be a crime 11 described in clause (ii). The authority under 12 this subparagraph is limited to political offenses 13 committed outside the United States.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:41 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H921.IH H921 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS