119-hr1312

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1312 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1312

 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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 13, 2025

 Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Weber of 
 Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Self, Mr. 
 Biggs of Arizona, and Mr. Ogles) introduced the following bill; which 
 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Asylum for Criminals Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. 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 
 felony or misdemeanor;'';

    (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.''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (E) === Definitions. ===
-In this paragraph:
 ``
            (i) The term `felony' means--
 ``
            (I) any crime defined as a felony 
 by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, 
 State, tribal, or local) of conviction; 
 or
 ``
            (II) any crime punishable by more 
 than one year of imprisonment.
 ``
            (ii) The term `misdemeanor' means--
 ``
            (I) any crime defined as a 
 misdemeanor by the relevant 
 jurisdiction (Federal, State, tribal, 
 or local) of conviction; or
 ``
            (II) any crime not punishable by 
 more than one year of imprisonment.''.
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