H.R. 7334House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act

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The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to let the Secretary of Homeland Security detain and deport non‑citizens who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to committing robbery. It creates a new inadmissibility ground for such individuals and defines “robbery” according to the law of the place where the crime occurred. The changes apply to any alien who commits robbery and to immigration officials who enforce the detention and removal process.

Key Provisions

Authority to detain is shifted from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
A new inadmissibility category is added for aliens who commit robbery, covering charges, arrests, convictions, or admissions.
The term “robbery” is defined by the jurisdiction where the act took place.
The Secretary of Homeland Security must issue a detainer and take custody of the alien if they are not already detained by federal, state, or local authorities.

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Judiciary Committee

March 6, 2024

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Introduced in House

February 13, 2024

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 13, 2024

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Judiciary Committee

March 6, 2024

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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Judiciary Committee

March 6, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 13, 2024

118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7334

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2024

Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit robbery.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act.

Detention of certain aliens who commit robbery

Section 236(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Attorney General and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security;

(B)

in subparagraph (C), by striking , or and inserting a comma;

(C)

in subparagraph (D), by adding or at the end; and

(D)

by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:

(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 robbery offense,

;

(2)

by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

(2)

Definitions

For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the term robbery has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred.

(3)

Detainer

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.