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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1312 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1312
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien
who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Self, Mr.
Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien
who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Asylum for Criminals Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. ALIENS CONVICTED OF CRIMES INELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM.
Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended--
(1) by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(ii) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the alien has been finally convicted of a
felony or misdemeanor;'';
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) Exception.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security may designate by regulation political offenses
committed outside the United States that will be not
considered to be a crime described in clause (ii). The
authority under this subparagraph is limited to
political offenses committed outside the United
States.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) The term `felony' means--
``(I) any crime defined as a felony
by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal,
State, tribal, or local) of conviction;
or
``(II) any crime punishable by more
than one year of imprisonment.
``(ii) The term `misdemeanor' means--
``(I) any crime defined as a
misdemeanor by the relevant
jurisdiction (Federal, State, tribal,
or local) of conviction; or
``(II) any crime not punishable by
more than one year of imprisonment.''.
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