S. 1517 119th Congress Senate

BE GONE Act

Official title: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to ex… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

Introduced: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Immigration

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Apr 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
for FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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