H.R. 398 – Reading Mode

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 398

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2021

Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Babin, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of a crime is ineligible for asylum, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021.

Aliens convicted of crimes ineligible for asylum

Clause (ii) of section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended—

(1)

by amending clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) to read as follows:

(ii)

except as provided in subparagraph (B), the alien has been finally convicted of a crime;

; and

(2)

by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:

(B)

Exception

The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate by regulation political offenses committed outside the United States that will be not considered to be a crime described in clause (ii). The authority under this subparagraph is limited to political offenses committed outside the United States.