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NEGATIVE Immigration 118th Congress

H.R.7909 Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Makes sex offenses by noncitizens grounds for deportation and inadmissibility (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Existing INA provisions already cover serious sex offenses; expanding creates disproportionate consequences.

INA § 237(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)) — existing criminal grounds of deportability already cover aggravated felonies including serious sex offenses
  • 14th Amendment, Equal Protection — expanding deportable offense categories beyond current INA provisions creates disproportionate consequences for charges that may not result in conviction

Makes sex offenses by noncitizens grounds for deportation and inadmissibility. Existing INA provisions already cover serious criminal offenses; expanding deportable offense categories beyond current law creates disproportionate consequences for charges that may not result in conviction.