Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act
H.R. 7649118th Congress

Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16)11 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Mar 13, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act.

Section 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:

(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)),

(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.

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