April 29, 2025
Ms. 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 Judiciary
To 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short titles
This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants
or the BE GONE Act
.
Sec. 2. 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.