S. 158 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 21, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExpands deportation grounds for certain crimes
This bill changes immigration law to make it easier to prevent certain non-U.S. nationals from entering or staying in the country. It adds new reasons someone can be kept out at the border—including stalking, child abuse, sex offenses, violations of protection orders, and domestic violence. It also expands the list of crimes that can lead to deportation, adding any sex offense and broadening what counts as domestic violence to include patterns of coercive control.
How it affects you
The people directly affected are non-U.S. nationals facing immigration proceedings based on these crimes. For others, this means the law makes certain criminal convictions grounds for immigration consequences like deportation or inadmissibility, which could alter outcomes in immigration cases involving violence-related offenses.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 21, 2025)
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.
First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).
Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 158
A BILL
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Introduced Jan 21, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 21, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”