Deporting Illegal Poachers Act

Tim Burchett

Republican · TN · Representative

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• Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2026-05-15

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-05-15

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This bill would make it illegal for non-citizens to enter or stay in the United States if they have been convicted of or committed violations of state or federal hunting and fishing laws. People who break these wildlife laws could be deported, and immigration officials could deny them entry to the country. The change would apply to both serious and minor hunting or fishing violations.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8847 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8847 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2026 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) 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 aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable. 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 ``Deporting Illegal Poachers Act''. SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO HUNTING AND FISHING VIOLATIONS. (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.--Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a violation of any Federal or State law relating to-- ``(i) hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license or permit required under such law; or ``(ii) illegal hunting or fishing (including taking wildlife or fish in violation of season, bag limit, method, location, or protected species rules), as those terms are defined under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of the offense occurred, without regard to whether the conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law, is inadmissible.''. (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(G) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.--Any alien who has been convicted of a violation described in section 212(a)(2)(J) is deportable.''. <all>

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