[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1633-S1634]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 319. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 178, to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _. REVOCATION OF IMMIGRATION BENEFITS FOR ALIENS 
                   CONVICTED OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

       (a) In General.--If a covered alien is convicted of human 
     trafficking or any conspiracy related to human trafficking, 
     the

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     Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as 
     appropriate, shall--
       (1) revoke any immigration benefit granted to the covered 
     alien;
       (2) revoke any relief from removal provided pursuant to 
     policies implemented under, or substantially similar to 
     policies implemented under, an Executive action or memoranda 
     set out under subsection (c) granted to the covered alien; 
     and
       (3) place the covered alien in expedited proceedings for 
     removal from the United States after the covered alien 
     completes any term of imprisonment for such a conviction.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered alien.--The term ``covered alien''--
       (A) means an alien present in the United States; and
       (B) does not include an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence.
       (2) Lawfully admitted for permanent residence.--The term 
     ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
       (c) Executive Actions.--The Executive actions and memoranda 
     set out under this subsection are the following:
       (1) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement: Priorities for the Apprehension, 
     Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated March 2, 2011.
       (2) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Exercising 
     Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the 
     Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens'' dated June 
     17, 2011.
       (3) The memorandum from the Principal Legal Advisor of 
     United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled 
     ``Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and Certain Pending Cases'' 
     dated November 17, 2011.
       (4) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
     to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children'' 
     dated June 15, 2012.
       (5) The memorandum from the Director of United States 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ``Civil 
     Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in 
     the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice 
     Systems'' dated December 21, 2012.
       (6) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Southern Border and Approaches Campaign'' dated 
     November 20, 2014.
       (7) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and 
     Removal of Undocumented Immigrants'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (8) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Secure Communities'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (9) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
     to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and 
     with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of 
     U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents'' dated November 20, 
     2014.
       (10) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program'' 
     dated November 20, 2014.
       (11) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled Businesses 
     and Workers'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (12) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and 
     Enlistees'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (13) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding Advance 
     Parole'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (14) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     entitled ``Policies to Promote and Increase Access to U.S. 
     Citizenship'' dated November 20, 2014.
       (15) The memorandum from the President entitled 
     ``Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System 
     for the 21st Century'' dated November 21, 2014.
       (16) The memorandum from the President entitled ``Creating 
     Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and 
     Refugees'' dated November 21, 2014.

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