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No Visas for Violent Criminals Act

S. 4756 · 118th Congress · Jul 24, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Visas for Violent Criminals Act”.

Sec. 2 Immigration consequences for unlawful protest-related activities

(a)
In general— 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) Unlawful protest-related activities—Any alien who is convicted of a crime—

“(i) related to the alien’s conduct at and during the course of a protest that occurs at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) or at a facility in the United States operated by a religious institution;

“(ii) involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of a Federal memorial or monument, including any veterans memorial referred to in Executive Order 13934 of July 3, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 41165; relating to Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes); or

“(iii) involving the intentional obstruction of any highway, road, bridge, or tunnel,”

(b)
Cancellation of visa; removal— If any alien is convicted of a deportable crime described in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)—
(1)
any visa issued to such alien shall immediately be cancelled; and
(2)
not later than 60 days after such conviction, such alien shall be removed from the United States.