H.R. 5713

119 HR 5713 IH: Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-08
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5713  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 8, 2025   Mr. Gill of Texas  (for himself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Hunt ,  Mr. Fine ,  Mr. Davidson , and  Mr. Roy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To authorize the expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, members of foreign terrorist organizations, or have been convicted of certain specified crimes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act  .
2.
Expedited removal of certain criminal aliens
(a)
In general
Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 238 the following:
238A.
Expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, are members or supporters of a foreign terrorist organization, or have been convicted of a specified crime
(a)
Defined term
In this section, the term  member of a vulnerable group  means—
(1)
a child who is younger than 16 years of age;
(2)
a woman who is pregnant;
(3)
an individual with a severe physical or mental disability; or
(4)
an individual who is older than 65 years of age.
(b)
Aliens subject to expedited removal
An alien is subject to mandatory detention and expedited removal under section 238 and is subject to removal from the United States if the Department of Homeland Security determines that such alien—
(1)
is a member of a criminal gang or a criminal organization;
(2)
is a member of an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a) or has provided material support to such an organization; or
(3)
has been convicted of any felony, any misdemeanor against a member of a vulnerable group, any assault of a law enforcement officer, any sexual offense, any crime of domestic violence, any stalking offense, any crime against children, including sex trafficking of a minor or sexual abuse of a minor, any activity relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, or any violation of a protection order (as such terms are defined in the jurisdiction in which the acts constituting such crimes occurred).
(c)
Ineligibility for withholding of removal
An alien described in subsection (b) is not eligible for withholding of removal under any provision of this title.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 238 the following:
Sec. 238A. Expedited removal of aliens who are criminal gang members, are members or supporters of a foreign terrorist organization, or have been convicted of a specified crime.
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