This bill would expand the grounds for deporting immigrants by making any foreign national convicted of a single felony or two misdemeanors deportable from the United States. Currently, deportation is limited to specific categories of crimes listed in immigration law, such as crimes of violence or drug trafficking. The legislation would broaden this significantly, allowing the government to deport immigrants based on any felony conviction or two misdemeanor convictions under either state or federal law. The bill affects non-citizens who have been admitted to the United States and would apply retroactively to anyone convicted at any point after their admission. The bill contains no specific funding or implementation timeline and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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