H.R. 5224: Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016

Plain summary

Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit financial assistance to a foreign country that refuses or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who: (1) is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country; and (2) has received a final order of removal from the United States. A country shall be deemed to have refused or unreasonably delayed acceptance of an alien if it does not accept such alien within 90 days of receiving an authorized repatriation request. The Department of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress every three months that: (1) lists the countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation; and (2) includes the total number of aliens who were refused repatriation, organized by country, detention status, and criminal status. A listed country shall be subject to U.S. entry and financial assistance prohibitions unless it issues appropriate travel documents: (1) within 100 days after such report's submission for aliens convicted of a crime committed in the United States, and (2) within 200 days after such report's submission for all other aliens. A victim (or an immediate family member thereof) of a crime committed by any alien who has been issued a final order of removal shall have standing in federal district court to enforce entry and financial prohibitions. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to: (1) discontinue granting visas to a subject, national, or resident of a listed country unless the country has issued the appropriate travel documents pursuant to this bill; and (2) grant standing to enforce such provision in federal district court to a victim (or an immediate family member thereof) of a crime committed by any alien who has been issued a final order of removal.

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Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2016

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · 52 cosponsors

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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Jason Smith (R-MO), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), David Rouzer (R-NC), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5224.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5224 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114