No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2025

Mark Harris

Republican · NC · Representative

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• Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5)Original· 2025-02-13
• Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)Original· 2025-02-13
• Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2025-02-13
• Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11)Original· 2025-02-13
• Keith Self (R-TX-3)Original· 2025-02-13
• Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN-3)Original· 2025-02-13
• Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)Original· 2025-02-13
• Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-02-13
• Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)· 2025-02-25
• Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2)· 2025-11-19

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-13

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This bill would make it harder for people with criminal records to seek asylum in the United States by expanding the types of crimes that automatically disqualify someone from receiving asylum protection. The changes would affect immigrants and asylum seekers who have been convicted of certain offenses, potentially sending them back to their home countries even if they face danger there.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1312 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.''. <all>

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