S. 2380: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-02-06 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-02-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

Plain summary

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 such person is or has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in criminal gang activities. 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 one or more 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).

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Official text

Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · 1 cosponsors

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John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s2380.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s2380 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115