H.R. 134

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention, inadmissibility, and removal of aliens who commit sexual assault.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Buchanan · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 134
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Detention of certain aliens who commit sexual assault
  • SEC. 3. Inadmissilibity and deportability related to sexual assault

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act.

SEC. 2. Detention of certain aliens who commit sexual assault

• Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended— 8 U.S.C. 1226(c)(1)
  • in subparagraph (C), by striking and inserting a comma;
  • in subparagraph (D), by adding at the end; and or
    • (E)
      • (i) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A) or (C) or under section 212(a)(7); and
      • (ii) is charged with, arrested for, convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)),
  • by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

SEC. 3. Inadmissilibity and deportability related to sexual assault

• (a) Inadmissibility
  • Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)
    • (J) Sexual assault
      • Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)), is inadmissible.
• (b) Deportability
  • Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended by adding at the end the following: 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)
    • (G) Sexual assault
      • Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in section 214(d)(3)(A)), is deportable.