January 3, 2025
Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bost, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention, inadmissibility, and removal of aliens who commit sexual assault.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act
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Sec. 2. 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)),
Sec. 3. 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.