House Passes Bill to Deport Illegal Aliens Convicted of Sex Crimes
The House of Representatives passed the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act (H.R. 30), which forces the government to deport illegal aliens who have been convicted of sex crimes.
It passed 274-145, with 61 Democrats voting yes and 15 lawmakers not voting.
Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the bill last year. 51 Democrats joined the Republicans then.
“Endorsed by Elon Musk, this bill will deport illegal aliens convicted of r*pe, m*rder, and p*dophilia,” Mace wrote on X after the House passed the bill. “Hold the line.”
From The Washington Examiner:
Several frontliners voted in favor of the bill, including many freshman members who represent swing districts.Seven Democrats — Reps. Jim Himes (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) — voted “yes” on the bill after voting against it last Congress.Two Democrats, Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and Adam Smith (D-WA), voted against the bill after voting “yes” the first time. Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN) voted “yes” vote first time but did not cast a vote a second time.
The Republicans promised to tackle illegal immigration, especially after President-elect Donald Trump won on November 5.
“Preventing violence against women by illegal aliens is just one of many bills Republicans have proposed that will help close immigration loopholes, reverse the disastrous policies of the Biden-Harris administration and implement President Trump’s enforcement agenda,” said Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) during the debate on the floor.
Then there’s Democrats like Pramila Jayapal who accused the Republicans of weaponizing “it against domestic violence victims.” She also claimed it would make “it easier to deport survivors who act in self-defense.”
Text of the Bill
The bill amended Inadmissibility – Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) by adding:
(J) SEX OFFENSES.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911(5))), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.“(K) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, CHILD ABUSE, OR VIOLATION OF PROTECTION ORDER.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of—“(i) a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E));“(ii) a crime of stalking;“(iii) a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; or“(iv) a crime of violating the portion of a protection order (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)) that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued,
It also amended Deportability.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)):
(1) in subparagraph (E)—(A) in the heading, by striking “crimes against children and” and inserting “and crimes against children”; and(B) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following “, and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(G) SEX OFFENSES.—Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911(5))) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.”.
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