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HR 5065 115th Congress House

Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that individuals who naturalized under title III of that Act, who are affiliated with a criminal gang, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that individuals who naturalized under title III of that Act, who are affiliated with a criminal gang, are subject to revocation of citizenship, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 3, 2018 See on congress.gov
Immigration Child safety and welfareCitizenship and naturalizationCriminal justice information and recordsDrug trafficking and controlled substances
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Evidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJuvenile crime and gang violenceOrganized crimeViolent crime
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018

This bill denies immigration benefits to aliens determined to be criminal gang members, criminal street gang members, or gang supporters. No such alien may file an immigration petition, affidavit of support, or be permitted to assume custodial care of an unaccompanied alien minor.

The bill, absent countervailing evidence, revokes the citizenship of an individual who:

  • was naturalized after December 24, 1952, and
  • within 10 years after naturalization becomes a member of a criminal gang or other organization in which membership at the time of naturalization would have prohibited such individual's naturalization.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4996 Related bill Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Rokita, Todd
· May 7, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 3, 2018
Brat, Dave
· Apr 12, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 9, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Mar 9, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5065: Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5065/
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"H.R. 5065: Protecting Our Communities from Gang Violence Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5065/.
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H.R. 5065, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5065/.
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