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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2431 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Table of contents

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Immigration Law Enforcement by States and Localities Sec. 101. Definitions and severability. Sec. 102. Immigration law enforcement by States and localities. Sec. 103. Listing of immigration violators in the national crime information center database. Sec. 104. Technology access. Sec. 105. State and local law enforcement provision of information about apprehended aliens. Sec. 106.
Financial assistance to State and local police agencies that assist in the enforcement of immigration laws. Sec. 107. Increased Federal detention space. Sec. 108. Federal custody of inadmissible and deportable aliens in the United States apprehended by State or local law enforcement. Sec. 109. Training of State and local law enforcement personnel relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. Sec. 110. Immunity. Sec. 111. Criminal alien identification program. Sec. 112. Clarification of congressional intent.
Sec. 113. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). Sec. 114. State noncompliance with enforcement of immigration law. Sec. 115. Clarifying the authority of ICE detainers. Title II—National Security Sec. 201. Removal of, and denial of benefits to, terrorist aliens. Sec. 202. Terrorist bar to good moral character. Sec. 203. Terrorist bar to naturalization. Sec. 204. Denaturalization for terrorists. Sec. 205. Use of 1986 IRCA legalization information for national security purposes.
Sec. 206. Background and security checks. Sec. 207. Technical amendments relating to the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Sec. 208. Revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to terrorists. Sec. 209. Clarification of terrorism definitions. Title III—Removal of Criminal Aliens Sec. 301. Definition of aggravated felony. Sec. 302. Precluding admissibility of aliens convicted of aggravated felonies or other serious offenses. Sec. 303. Espionage clarification.
Sec. 304. Prohibition of the sale of firearms to, or the possession of firearms by, certain aliens. Sec. 305. Uniform statute of limitations for certain immigration, naturalization, and peonage offenses. Sec. 306. Conforming amendment to the definition of racketeering activity. Sec. 307. Precluding asylee and refugee adjustment of status for certain grounds of inadmissibility and deportability. Sec. 308. Precluding withholding of removal for aggravated felons. Sec. 309. Inadmissibility and deportability of drunk drivers.
Sec. 310. Detention of dangerous aliens. Sec. 311. Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for alien gang members. Sec. 312. Extension of identity theft offenses. Sec. 313. Laundering of monetary instruments. Sec. 314. Penalties for illegal entry or presence. Sec. 315. Illegal reentry. Sec. 316. Reform of passport, visa, and immigration fraud offenses. Sec. 317. Forfeiture. Sec. 318. Expedited removal for aliens inadmissible on criminal or security grounds. Sec. 319. Increased penalties barring the admission of convicted sex offenders failing to register and requiring deportation of sex offenders failing to register.
Sec. 320. Protecting immigrants from convicted sex offenders. Sec. 321. Clarification to crimes of violence and crimes involving moral turpitude. Sec. 322. Penalties for failure to obey removal orders. Sec. 323. Pardons. Sec. 324. Convictions. Title IV—Visa Security Sec. 401. Cancellation of additional visas. Sec. 402. Visa information sharing. Sec. 403. Restricting waiver of visa interviews. Sec. 404. Authorizing the Department of State to not interview certain ineligible visa applicants.
Sec. 405. Visa refusal and revocation. Sec. 406. Petition and application processing for visas and immigration benefits. Sec. 407. Fraud prevention. Sec. 408. Visa Security Program. Title V—Aid to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers Sec. 501. ICE deportation officers. Sec. 502. ICE detention enforcement officers. Sec. 503. Ensuring the safety of ICE officers. Sec. 504. ICE Advisory Council. Sec. 505. Pilot program for electronic field processing. Sec. 506. Additional ICE deportation officers and support staff.
Sec. 507. Additional ICE prosecutors. Title VI—Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions Sec. 601. Timely repatriation. Sec. 602. Encouraging aliens to depart voluntarily. Sec. 603. Deterring aliens ordered removed from remaining in the United States unlawfully. Sec. 604. Reinstatement of removal orders. Sec. 605. Attorney General’s discretion in determining countries of removal. Sec. 606. Statute of limitations for fraud offenses involving certain human rights violations or war crimes.
Sec. 607. Clarification with respect to definition of admission. Sec. 608. Temporary protected status designation. Sec. 609. Information on foreign crimes. Sec. 610. Clarification of standards for family detention. Sec. 611. Reports to Congress on the exercise and abuse of prosecutorial discretion. Sec. 612. Clarifying rescission of adjustment of status. Sec. 613. GAO study on deaths in custody. Sec. 614. Removal proceedings. Sec. 615. Proper filing of income taxes required for good moral character.
Sec. 616. Waiver of rights by B visa nonimmigrants.
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