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House Bill 1958
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
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Introduced in House on Mar 6, 2025
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H. R. 1958 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1958


To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 6, 2025

Mr. Taylor (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Mace, Mr. Onder, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Latta, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Haridopolos, and Mr. Finstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits.

(a) Inadmissibility.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(J) DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.”.

(b) Deportability.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) DEFRAUDING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OR THE UNLAWFUL RECEIPT OF PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Any alien who has been convicted of an offense that involves defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of a Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611) or a State or local public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1621), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.”.