Bill Sponsor: Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: March 9, 2023
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S744) (March 9, 2023)
Reverse Entry for Migrant Offenders and Violence Expulsion Act
This bill establishes under statute that a conviction for certain crimes related to kidnapping or sexual abuse shall be grounds for (1) barring an individual from entering the United States, and (2) deportability. (Under current law, convictions for certain crimes, including crimes involving moral turpitude, are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability.)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (March 9, 2023)
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (March 9, 2023)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) (March 9, 2023)
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