[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7334

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
            detention of certain aliens who commit robbery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2024

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
            detention of certain aliens who commit robbery.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who 
Commit Robbery Act''.

SEC. 2. DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO COMMIT ROBBERY.

    Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1226(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary 
                of Homeland Security'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, or'' and 
                inserting a comma;
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (D) 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 robbery 
                offense,'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the 
        term `robbery' has the meaning given that term in the 
        jurisdiction where the acts occurred.
            ``(3) Detainer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) 
        and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, 
        or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take 
        custody of the alien.''.
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