To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with criminal gangs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires makes criminal gang membership or participation grounds for inadmissibility and deportability, defines criminal gang as 5+ persons engaged in drug trafficking, violence, human trafficking, or related crimes and establishes DHS authority to designate criminal gangs for immigration purposes, with administrative process for designation, judicial review, and congressional oversight. It relies on compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice and Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Immigrants with gang affiliations could face higher barriers, Criminal organizations (MS-13, Tren de Aragua, etc.) could face higher barriers, and Immigration enforcement agencies would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires makes criminal gang membership or participation grounds for inadmissibility and deportability, defines criminal gang as 5+ persons engaged in drug trafficking, violence, human trafficking, or related crimes.
- Establishes DHS authority to designate criminal gangs for immigration purposes, with administrative process for designation, judicial review, and congressional oversight.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires makes criminal gang membership or participation grounds for inadmissibility and deportability, defines criminal gang as 5+ persons engaged in drug trafficking, violence, human trafficking, or related crimes and establishes DHS authority to designate criminal gangs for immigration purposes, with administrative process for designation, judicial review, and congressional oversight.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
The bill requires makes criminal gang membership or participation grounds for inadmissibility and deportability, defines criminal gang as 5+ persons engaged in drug trafficking, violence, human trafficking, or related crimes and establishes DHS authority to designate criminal gangs for immigration purposes, with administrative process for designation, judicial review, and congressional oversight.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Costs
- Immigrants with gang affiliations
- Criminal organizations (MS-13, Tren de Aragua, etc.)
- Immigration enforcement agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Criminal organizations (MS-13, Tren de Aragua, etc.)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives
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