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Alien Criminal Expulsion Act

H.R. 8714 · 117th Congress · Aug 12, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to halt the issuance of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas to nationals of recalcitrant countries, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Alien Criminal Expulsion Act” or the “ACE Act”.

Sec. 2 Mandatory suspension of all visas

Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “Attorney General” each place it appears and inserting “Secretary of Homeland Security”;
(2)
by striking “or nonimmigrant visas, or both,” and inserting “and nonimmigrant visas”; and
(3)
by striking “notifies the Secretary” and inserting “and the Secretary of State notify Congress”.