S 2945 117th Congress Senate Immigration

BE GONE Act

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 6, 2021

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Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act

This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)

What's happening now October 6, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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