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Requires the Secretary of State to revoke student and exchange visitor visas when the holder is convicted of assaulting a police officer or certain riot‑related offenses. It also makes nonimmigrant students on F, J, or M visas deportable for those convictions by adding a new rule to immigration law. Covered riot‑related offenses include inciting a riot; organizing, promoting, encouraging, participating in, or carrying on a riot; committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; and aiding or abetting those actions. The policy is triggered only by a criminal conviction, not an arrest or charge.
The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of any alien admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who has been convicted of assaulting a police officer.
The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of any alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M) who has been convicted of an offense related to rioting.
An 'offense related to rioting' is defined to include: (A) inciting a riot; (B) organizing, promoting, encouraging, participating in, or carrying on a riot; (C) committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; and (D) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.
Adds a new subparagraph (G) to Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)).
Any alien admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(F), (J), or (M) who has been convicted of assaulting a police officer is deportable.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced March 21, 2025 by August Pfluger · Last progress March 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House