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S. 3113Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025

Sponsored by Ted CruzSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Introduced November 5, 2025

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The Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025 amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make it clear that non‑citizens who have been convicted of defrauding the U.S. government or illegally receiving public benefits—whether federal, state, or local—are both inadmissible and deportable. This change targets immigrants who have committed fraud or benefit‑related crimes, expanding the list of grounds for denial of entry and removal.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new inadmissibility ground (212(a)(2)(J)) that bars any non‑citizen who has been convicted of, admits to, or is found to have committed fraud against the U.S. government or illegal receipt of federal, state, or local public benefits, or a conspiracy to do so, from entering the United States.
  • Adds a new deportability ground (237(a)(2)(G)) that makes any non‑citizen already in the United States who has been convicted of the same fraud offenses removable (deportable).

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

November 5, 2025

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November 5, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

November 5, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued November 5, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3113

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 5, 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025.

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Inadmissibility and deportability related to defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving public benefits

(a)

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)

Defrauding the united states government or unlawfully receiving public benefits

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts constituting the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621(c))), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.

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(b)

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)

Defrauding the united states government or unlawfully receiving public benefits

Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621(c))), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.

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