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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2989
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien
who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 2019
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BUDD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MCCLIN-
TOCK, and Mr. BIGGS) 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 any alien who has been convicted of a felony or
two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Alien Re-
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moval Clarification Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. CRIMINAL GROUNDS FOR DEPORTABILITY.
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Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(2) CRIMINAL GROUNDS.—Any alien who, at
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any time after admission, has been convicted of a
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felony or two misdemeanors, whether under State or
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Federal law, is deportable.’’.
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