[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 668 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 668

   To control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal 
                                aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1995

 Mr. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal 
                                aliens.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Alien 
Deportation Improvements Act of 1995''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional expansion of definition of aggravated felony.
Sec. 3. Deportation procedures for certain criminal aliens who are not 
                            permanent residents.
Sec. 4. Restricting the defense to exclusion based on 7 years permanent 
                            residence for certain criminal aliens.
Sec. 5. Limitation on collateral attacks on underlying deportation 
                            order.
Sec. 6. Criminal alien tracking center.
Sec. 7. Establishing certain alien smuggling-related crimes as RICO-
                            predicate offenses.
Sec. 8. Wiretap authority for alien smuggling investigations.
Sec. 9. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 10. Construction of expedited deportation requirements.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED FELONY.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)), as amended by section 222 of 
the Immigration Technical Amendments Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416), 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ``, or an offense 
        described in section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent 
        offense) or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling 
        offenses),'' after ``corrupt organizations)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (K)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i),
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
                clause:
                            ``(ii) is described in section 2421, 2422, 
                        or 2423 of title 18, United States Code 
                        (relating to transportation for the purpose of 
                        prostitution) for commercial advantage; or'';
            (3) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
                    ``(N) an offense described in paragraph (1)(A) or 
                (2) of section 274(a) (relating to alien smuggling) for 
                which the term of imprisonment imposed (regardless of 
                any suspension of imprisonment) is at least 5 years;'';
            (4) by amending subparagraph (O) to read as follows:
                    ``(O) an offense (i) which either is falsely 
                making, forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or 
                altering a passport or instrument in violation of 
                section 1543 of title 18, United States Code, or is 
                described in section 1546(a) of such title (relating to 
                document fraud) and (ii) for which the term of 
                imprisonment imposed (regardless of any suspension of 
                such imprisonment) is at least 18 months;''
            (5) in subparagraph (P), by striking ``15 years'' and 
        inserting ``5 years'', and by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (6) by redesignating subparagraphs (O), (P), and (Q) as 
        subparagraphs (P), (Q), and (U), respectively;
            (7) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(O) an offense described in section 275(a) or 276 
                committed by an alien who was previously deported on 
                the basis of a conviction for an offense described in 
                another subparagraph of this paragraph;''; and
            (8) by inserting after subparagraph (Q), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(R) an offense relating to commercial bribery, 
                counterfeiting, forgery, or trafficking in vehicles the 
                identification numbers of which have been altered for 
                which a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment or more may 
                be imposed;
                    ``(S) an offense relating to obstruction of 
                justice, perjury or subornation of perjury, or bribery 
                of a witness, for which a sentence of 5 years' 
                imprisonment or more may be imposed;
                    ``(T) an offense relating to a failure to appear 
                before a court pursuant to a court order to answer to 
                or dispose of a charge of a felony for which a sentence 
                of 2 years' imprisonment or more may be imposed; and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to convictions entered on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, except that the amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 222 of the 
Immigration Technical Amendments Act of 1994.

SEC. 3. DEPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS WHO ARE NOT 
              PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

    (a) Administrative Hearings.--Section 242A(b) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a(b)), as added by section 130004(a) 
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-322), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A) and inserting ``or'', and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(B) had permanent resident status on a 
                conditional basis (as described in section 216) at the 
                time that proceedings under this section commenced.'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``30 calendar days'' and 
        inserting ``14 calendar days'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``proccedings'' and 
        inserting ``proceedings''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) No alien described in this section shall be eligible 
        for any relief from deportation that the Attorney General may 
        grant in the Attorney General's discretion.''.
    (b) Limit on Judicial Review.--Subsection (d) of section 106 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a), as added by section 
130004(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-322), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), a petition for review or for 
habeas corpus on behalf of an alien described in section 242A(c) may 
only challenge whether the alien is in fact an alien described in such 
section, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review any other 
issue.''.
    (c) Presumption of Deportability.--Section 242A of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a) is amended by inserting after 
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Presumption of Deportability.--An alien convicted of an 
aggravated felony shall be conclusively presumed to be deportable from 
the United States.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to all aliens against whom deportation proceedings are initiated 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RESTRICTING THE DEFENSE TO EXCLUSION BASED ON 7 YEARS PERMANENT 
              RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS.

    The last sentence of section 212(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(c)) is amended by striking ``has served 
for such felony or felonies'' and all that follows through the period 
and inserting ``has been sentenced for such felony or felonies to a 
term of imprisonment of at least 5 years, if the time for appealing 
such conviction or sentence has expired and the sentence has become 
final.''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON COLLATERAL ATTACKS ON UNDERLYING DEPORTATION 
              ORDER.

    (a) In General.--Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(c) In a criminal proceeding under this section, an alien may not 
challenge the validity of the deportation order described in subsection 
(a)(1) or subsection (b) unless the alien demonstrates that--
            ``(1) the alien exhausted any administrative remedies that 
        may have been available to seek relief against the order;
            ``(2) the deportation proceedings at which the order was 
        issued improperly deprived the alien of the opportunity for 
        judicial review; and
            ``(3) the entry of the order was fundamentally unfair.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to criminal proceedings initiated after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 6. CRIMINAL ALIEN TRACKING CENTER.

    Section 130002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-312) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Operation and Purpose.--The Commissioner of Immigration and 
Naturalization shall, under the authority of section 242(a)(3)(A) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(3)(A)), operate a 
criminal alien tracking center. The criminal alien tracking center 
shall be used to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies in identifying and locating aliens who may be subject to 
deportation by reason of their conviction of aggravated felonies. The 
Attorney General may direct the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and may request the heads of other agencies, to assist 
the Commissioner in the operation of the tracking center to the extent 
the Attorney General determines it to be appropriate.''.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHING CERTAIN ALIEN SMUGGLING-RELATED CRIMES AS RICO-
              PREDICATE OFFENSES.

    Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``section 1028 (relating to fraud and 
        related activity in connection with identification documents) 
        if the act indictable under section 1028 was committed for the 
        purpose of financial gain,'' before ``section 1029'';
            (2) by inserting ``section 1542 (relating to false 
        statement in application and use of passport) if the act 
        indictable under section 1542 was committed for the purpose of 
        financial gain, section 1543 (relating to forgery or false use 
        of passport) if the act indictable under section 1543 was 
        committed for the purpose of financial gain, section 1544 
        (relating to misuse of passport) if the act indictable under 
        section 1544 was committed for the purpose of financial gain, 
        section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, 
and other documents) if the act indictable under section 1546 was 
committed for the purpose of financial gain, sections 1581-1588 
(relating to peonage and slavery),'' after ``section 1513 (relating to 
retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant),'';
            (3) by striking ``or'' before ``(E)''; and
            (4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``or (F) any act which is indictable under the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act, section 274 (relating to 
        bringing in and harboring certain aliens), section 277 
        (relating to aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter the 
        United States), or section 278 (relating to importation of 
        alien for immoral purpose) if the act indictable under such 
        section of such Act was committed for the purpose of financial 
        gain''.

SEC. 8. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (n),
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (o) as paragraph (p), and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (n) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(o) a felony violation of section 1028 (relating to 
        production of false identification documents), section 1542 
        (relating to false statements in passport applications), 
        section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, 
        and other documents) of this title or a violation of section 
        274, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (relating to the smuggling of aliens);''.

SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Use of Electronic and Telephonic Media in Deportation 
Hearings.--The second sentence of section 242(b) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(b)) is amended by inserting before the 
period the following: ``; except that nothing in this subsection shall 
preclude the Attorney General from authorizing proceedings by 
electronic or telephonic media (with the consent of the alien) or, 
where waived or agreed to by the parties, in the absence of the 
alien''.
    (b) Codification.--
            (1) Section 242(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(i)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in this 
        subsection shall be construed to create any substantive or 
        procedural right or benefit that is legally enforceable by any 
        party against the United States or its agencies or officers or 
        any other person.''.
            (2) Section 225 of the Immigration Technical Amendments Act 
        of 1994 (Public Law 103-416) is amended by striking ``and 
        nothing in'' and all that follows through ``1252(i))''.
            (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
        effect as if included in the enactment of the Immigration 
        Technical Amendments Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416).

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION OF EXPEDITED DEPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.

    No amendment made by this title shall be construed to create any 
substantive or procedural right or benefit that is legally enforceable 
by any party against the United States or its agencies or officers or 
any other person.
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