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Congressional Record—House H7387 September 14, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7387 the liberal view they want to promote adopted, and the bill, as amended, is (c) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(2) of the with their readers and viewers. considered read. Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end f The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows: the following: ‘‘(G) ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL LET’S TRY AND MAKE AMERICA H.R. 3697 FAIRER GANGS.—Any alien is deportable who— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(i) is or has been a member of a criminal (Mr. SUOZZI asked and was given resentatives of the United States of America in gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53)); or permission to address the House for 1 Congress assembled, ‘‘(ii) has participated in the activities of a minute.) SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. criminal gang (as so defined), knowing or This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I rise having reason to know that such activities Alien Gang Member Removal Act’’. will promote, further, aid, or support the il- today in support of the passage of the SEC. 2. GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY AND DE- legal activity of the criminal gang.’’. Dream Act, and I request my Demo- PORTABILITY FOR ALIEN GANG (d) DESIGNATION.— cratic and Republican colleagues to MEMBERS. (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title II of the stand together to try and address this (a) DEFINITION OF GANG MEMBER.—Section Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. very important issue in our country. 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 1182) is amended by inserting after section Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at The issue of undocumented immi- 219 the following: the end the following: ‘‘DESIGNATION OF CRIMINAL GANG grants has been plaguing this country ‘‘(53) The term ‘criminal gang’ means an for almost 30 years now, going back to ongoing group, club, organization, or asso- ‘‘SEC. 220. (a) DESIGNATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Home- ciation of 5 or more persons that has as one the 1980s, when people flowed over in land Security, in consultation with the At- of its primary purposes the commission of 1 the thousands from El Salvador during torney General, may designate a group, club, the death squads and the civil wars or more of the following criminal offenses organization, or association of 5 or more per- during that time. and the members of which engage, or have sons as a criminal gang if the Secretary finds engaged within the past 5 years, in a con- that their conduct is described in section As the mayor of the city of Glen Cove tinuing series of such offenses, or that has back in the 1990s, we dealt with this 101(a)(53). been designated as a criminal gang by the ‘‘(2) PROCEDURE.— issue in my city, on one side people Secretary of Homeland Security, in con- ‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—Seven days before saying, ‘‘Get those people out of here,’’ sultation with the Attorney General, as making a designation under this subsection, on the other side people saying, ‘‘They meeting these criteria. The offenses de- the Secretary shall, by classified commu- are just trying to live the American scribed, whether in violation of Federal or nication, notify the Speaker and Minority Dream like your father did.’’ My father State law or foreign law and regardless of Leader of the House of Representatives, the emigrated from Italy. I am a first-gen- whether the offenses occurred before, on, or President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and after the date of the enactment of this para- eration American. ‘‘They are just try- Minority Leader of the Senate, and the mem- graph, are the following: bers of the relevant committees of the House ing to live the American Dream like ‘‘(A) A ‘felony drug offense’ (as defined in of Representatives and the Senate, in writ- your family did, trying to work hard section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ing, of the intent to designate a group, club, and live a better life here in this coun- (21 U.S.C. 802)). organization, or association of 5 or more per- try.’’ ‘‘(B) An offense under section 274 (relating sons under this subsection and the factual When dealing with these difficult to bringing in and harboring certain aliens), basis therefor. questions, we have to rely on the fun- section 277 (relating to aiding or assisting ‘‘(B) PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REG- damental principles of this country, certain aliens to enter the United States), or ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish the des- section 278 (relating to importation of alien namely, that all men and women are ignation in the Federal Register seven days for immoral purpose). after providing the notification under sub- created equal—not all men and women ‘‘(C) A crime of violence (as defined in sec- paragraph (A). with a green card or all men and tion 16 of title 18, United States Code). ‘‘(3) RECORD.— women with a passport, but all men ‘‘(D) A crime involving obstruction of jus- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In making a designation and women are created equal and are tice, tampering with or retaliating against a under this subsection, the Secretary shall entitled to be treated with human re- witness, victim, or informant, or burglary. create an administrative record. spect and dignity. ‘‘(E) Any conduct punishable under sec- ‘‘(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Sec- When looking at the DREAMers, we tions 1028 and 1029 of title 18, United States retary may consider classified information Code (relating to fraud and related activity in making a designation under this sub- are talking about people who came to in connection with identification documents section. Classified information shall not be this country under 17 years of age, who or access devices), sections 1581 through 1594 subject to disclosure for such time as it re- have lived a productive life, who have of such title (relating to peonage, slavery, mains classified, except that such informa- either graduated from high school or and trafficking in persons), section 1951 of tion may be disclosed to a court ex parte and received a GED and have now either such title (relating to interference with com- in camera for purposes of judicial review gone to college or are serving in the merce by threats or violence), section 1952 of under subsection (c). military or have been working for the such title (relating to interstate and foreign ‘‘(4) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A designation under this past 3 years and have no criminal back- travel or transportation in aid of racket- eering enterprises), section 1956 of such title subsection shall be effective for all purposes ground. (relating to the laundering of monetary in- until revoked under paragraph (5) or (6) or Let’s try and make this country fair- struments), section 1957 of such title (relat- set aside pursuant to subsection (c). er. Let’s try and make ourselves the ing to engaging in monetary transactions in ‘‘(B) REVIEW OF DESIGNATION UPON PETI- model for the rest of the world to fol- property derived from specified unlawful ac- TION.— low and lift up these people who are tivity), or sections 2312 through 2315 of such ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re- productive members of our community. title (relating to interstate transportation of view the designation of a criminal gang stolen motor vehicles or stolen property). under the procedures set forth in clauses (iii) f ‘‘(F) A conspiracy to commit an offense de- and (iv) if the designated group, club, organi- b 0915 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E).’’. zation, or association of 5 or more persons (b) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(2) of files a petition for revocation within the pe- CRIMINAL ALIEN GANG MEMBER such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by tition period described in clause (ii). REMOVAL ACT adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) PETITION PERIOD.—For purposes of ‘‘(J) ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL clause (i)— Mr. LABRADOR. Mr. Speaker, pursu- GANGS.—Any alien is inadmissible who a con- ‘‘(I) if the designated group, club, organiza- ant to House Resolution 513, I call up sular officer, the Secretary of Homeland Se- tion, or association of 5 or more persons has the bill (H.R. 3697) to amend the Immi- curity, or the Attorney General knows or has not previously filed a petition for revocation gration and Nationality Act with re- reason to believe— under this subparagraph, the petition period spect to aliens associated with crimi- ‘‘(i) to be or to have been a member of a begins 2 years after the date on which the nal gangs, and for other purposes, and criminal gang (as defined in section designation was made; or ask for its immediate consideration. 101(a)(53)); or ‘‘(II) if the designated group, club, organi- The Clerk read the title of the bill. ‘‘(ii) to have participated in the activities zation, or association of 5 or more persons of a criminal gang (as defined in section has previously filed a petition for revocation The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. 101(a)(53)), knowing or having reason to under this subparagraph, the petition period DUNCAN of Tennessee). Pursuant to know that such activities will promote, fur- begins 2 years after the date of the deter- House Resolution 513, the amendment ther, aid, or support the illegal activity of mination made under clause (iv) on that pe- printed in House Report 115–307 is the criminal gang.’’.
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