Singh's Law This bill establishes that aliens associated with a criminal gang shall be inadmissible into the United States and deported if already in the country. Such aliens are (1) subject to mandatory detention, (2) barred from receiving asylum, (3) ineligible for temporary protected status, and (4) barred from receiving special immigrant juvenile status. An alien associated with a criminal gang is one who (1) has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in a gang's activities, knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote or support the gang's illegal activities; and (2) has been convicted of a crime in the United States. The bill also provides for procedures for designating a group or organization a criminal gang, and also procedures for challenging and revoking such a designation. The Department of Justice may provide grants to states and local governments to assist (1) efforts to combat criminal and youth gangs, and (2) gangprevention activities.
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsViolent crimeVisas and passports
Singh's Law
USA116th CongressS-599| Senate
| Updated: 2/28/2019
Singh's Law This bill establishes that aliens associated with a criminal gang shall be inadmissible into the United States and deported if already in the country. Such aliens are (1) subject to mandatory detention, (2) barred from receiving asylum, (3) ineligible for temporary protected status, and (4) barred from receiving special immigrant juvenile status. An alien associated with a criminal gang is one who (1) has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in a gang's activities, knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote or support the gang's illegal activities; and (2) has been convicted of a crime in the United States. The bill also provides for procedures for designating a group or organization a criminal gang, and also procedures for challenging and revoking such a designation. The Department of Justice may provide grants to states and local governments to assist (1) efforts to combat criminal and youth gangs, and (2) gangprevention activities.
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDetention of personsDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEvidence and witnessesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingOrganized crimeRefugees, asylum, displaced personsViolent crimeVisas and passports