119 S1517 IS: Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants U.S. Senate 2025-04-29 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.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1517IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 29, 2025Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Justice, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Graham, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Lee, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

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This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act.

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Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act

Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end;(2)in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(V)sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence..