Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
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Overview
This bill changes immigration law to make certain non-U.S. nationals inadmissible to the United States and deportable. Specifically, it expands the list of crimes that can lead to these outcomes, including sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, and violations of protection orders. The bill clarifies that convictions for these offenses, or admissions of committing them, will result in inadmissibility or deportation for aliens.
Key provisions
- Expands inadmissibility grounds to include sex offenses as defined in the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
- Expands deportability grounds to include sex offenses as defined in the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
- Adds domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, and protection order violations as grounds for inadmissibility and deportability.
- Clarifies that ‘domestic violence’ includes a pattern of coercive behavior within close relationships.
- Modifies existing law to explicitly include crimes against children in the list of deportable offenses.
- Defines ‘domestic violence’ using the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Who is affected
- Non-U.S. nationals (aliens)
- Individuals convicted of sex offenses
- Individuals subject to domestic violence protection orders
- Parents and victims of child abuse or neglect
- Immigration attorneys and legal professionals
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