This bill would change parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act so that noncitizens who have been convicted of, or who admit to committing, certain crimes are not allowed to enter the United States (inadmissible) and can be removed from the United States (deportable). The listed crimes include sex offenses as defined by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act and crimes such as domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, child neglect or abandonment, and violating protection orders that involve credible threats, repeated harassment, or bodily injury. The bill adds these grounds to the inadmissibility section (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) and the deportability section (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)).
If you are a noncitizen seeking admission to the United States or already in the United States, a conviction for one of these offenses or an admission of committing the acts could be used to deny entry or to start removal (deportation) proceedings under the immigration rules amended by this bill. The bill ties its definitions to existing federal definitions in the Adam Walsh Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.
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