Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien: (1) inadmissible if a consular officer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or the Department of Justice (DOJ) knows or has reason to believe that such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in criminal gang activities; and (2) deportable if DHS or DOJ has such knowledge or reason to believe.
A "criminal gang" is defined as an ongoing group, club, organization, or association of five or more persons (group): (1) one of the primary purposes of which is the commission of specified criminal offenses and the members of which engage, or have engaged within the past five years, in a continuing series of such offenses; or (2) that has been designated as a criminal gang by DHS.
DHS may: (1) designate a group as a criminal gang based upon its conduct, and (2) revoke a designation for national security interests or if the group no longer conducts such criminal activities. Such designation shall be effective until revoked or judicially set aside. Congress may block or revoke a designation.
A group may file a petition for revocation: (1) prior to designation, with DHS, and (2) after designation, with the U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit.
The bill: (1) provides for mandatory detention of alien gang members; and (2) makes alien gang members ineligible for asylum, temporary protected status, special immigrant juvenile status, and parole (unless such an alien is assisting the United States in a law enforcement matter).
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-18 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 175 (Roll no. 517). (text: CR H7387-7389) | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 220 (Roll no. 516). | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add at the end of the bill a section pertaining to Protecting Innocent Religious Workers from Deportation. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | Mr. Beyer moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H7399) | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3697. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3697 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-14 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 513. (consideration: CR H7387-7401) | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-13 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 513 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-12 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 513 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3697 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-07 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | House committee actions |
| 2017-09-07 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2017-09-07 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |