119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 8847
The Deporting Illegal Poachers Act would make hunting and fishing violations grounds for deporting immigrants from the United States. Under current law, immigration violations are limited to certain serious crimes, but this bill would add violations of state and federal hunting or fishing laws to the list of offenses that make someone inadmissible to the country or deportable if already present. The law would apply to anyone convicted of or who admits to hunting, trapping, or fishing without a valid license, or illegally taking wildlife in violation of seasons, bag limits, methods, locations, or protected species rules. The bill does not specify any funding or implementation timeline. The legislation affects both foreign nationals trying to enter the United States and immigrants already living in the country who violate hunting and fishing regulations.