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HR 3256 112th Congress House

Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the law prohibiting the Secretary of State from issuing certain visas to nationals of countries that re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the law prohibiting the Secretary of State from issuing certain visas to nationals of countries that refuse or unreasonably delay repatriation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
Immigration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 25, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7015-7016)
Oct 25, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report quarterly to Congress regarding each country that has refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country. Requires a report to include the aliens' detention and criminal status.

Prohibits the Secretary of State, upon the passage of specified periods of time, from issuing certain nonimmigrant (including certain diplomatic) visas and immigrant visas to a citizen, subject, national, or resident of a listed country.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the chief law enforcement officer of the state and of the local jurisdiction in which an alien who has been detained by the United States is released. Defines "alien" as an individual who has been detained by the United States and has received a final order of removal but has not been removed.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3256: Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3256/
MLA
"H.R. 3256: Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3256/.
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H.R. 3256, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3256/.
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