118 HR 7649 IH: Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7649IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 13, 2024Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention, inadmissibility, and removal of aliens who commit sexual assault.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act.

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Detention of certain aliens who commit sexual assault

Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (C), by striking , or and inserting a comma;(2)in subparagraph (D), by adding or at the end; and(3)by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:(E)(i)is inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A) or (C) or under section 212(a)(7); and(ii)is charged with, arrested for, convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)),.

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Inadmissilibity and deportability related to sexual assault

(a)

Inadmissibility

Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(J)

Sexual assault

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)), is inadmissible..(b)

Deportability

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(G)

Sexual assault

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)), is deportable..