Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act” or the “Protect RAIL Act”.
Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.
Sec. 2 Inadmissibility and deportability for offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier
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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.”
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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier—Any alien who has been convicted of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.”