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No Visas for Violent Criminals Act

USA119th CongressS-2001| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2025
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Jim Banks (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "No Visas for Violent Criminals Act," seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the categories of deportable offenses for non-citizens. It introduces a new ground for deportation specifically targeting aliens convicted of crimes related to unlawful protest-related activities . These activities include offenses committed during a protest, those involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of Federal property , or crimes related to the intentional obstruction of highways, roads, bridges, or tunnels . If an alien is convicted of any of these newly defined deportable crimes, their visa will be immediately cancelled. Furthermore, the bill mandates that such an alien shall be removed from the United States within 60 days following their conviction, thereby expediting the deportation process for these specific offenses.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4756
No Visas for Violent Criminals Act
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4756
    No Visas for Violent Criminals Act


  • June 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

No Visas for Violent Criminals Act

USA119th CongressS-2001| Senate 
| Updated: 6/10/2025
This bill, titled the "No Visas for Violent Criminals Act," seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the categories of deportable offenses for non-citizens. It introduces a new ground for deportation specifically targeting aliens convicted of crimes related to unlawful protest-related activities . These activities include offenses committed during a protest, those involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of Federal property , or crimes related to the intentional obstruction of highways, roads, bridges, or tunnels . If an alien is convicted of any of these newly defined deportable crimes, their visa will be immediately cancelled. Furthermore, the bill mandates that such an alien shall be removed from the United States within 60 days following their conviction, thereby expediting the deportation process for these specific offenses.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4756
No Visas for Violent Criminals Act
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4756
    No Visas for Violent Criminals Act


  • June 10, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 10, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Jim Banks (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted