119-HR1958

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1958

1. Short title
2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025".

2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits

(a) Inadmissibility - Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(J) Defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits - Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.

(b) Deportability - Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(G) Defrauding the United States government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits - Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.