Adds new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability of aliens convicted of defrauding the government or unlawfully receiving public benefits, so more aliens become subject to removal by federal immigration authorities.
Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit ... is deportable.
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Expands the list of criminal convictions that trigger inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts constituting the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or unlawfully receiving a Federal public benefit ... is inadmissible.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-11-05: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the INA to create new criminal grounds of inadmissibility and deportability tied to fraud against the government or unlawful receipt of public benefits, directly expanding the scope of federal immigration enforcement and removals.