Sec. 3. Grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for persecutors and war criminals

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Section 101(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: one who, at any time, has ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. . Section 212 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(3)(E)— in the subparagraph header, by striking ; nazi in clause (iii)(II), by striking of any foreign nation ; and by adding at the end the following:

In this subparagraph and in section 237(a)(4)(D) only, acting under color of law includes acts taken as part of an armed group exercising de facto authority over any territory for any period of time. Any alien who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is inadmissible. Any alien who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in war crimes (as defined in subsections

(c)and (d)(1) (except subparagraph (A)) of section 2441 of title 18, United States Code), including offenders who have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence, offenders who are present in the United States, and offenders who are stateless persons whose habitual residence is in the United States, is inadmissible ; and in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking and clauses

(i)and

(ii)of paragraph each place such phrase appears. Section 237(a)(4)(D) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 237(a)(4)(D) ) is amended— in the subparagraph header, by striking ; and nazi by striking or

(iii)and inserting (iii), (v), or (vi). . Section 240B of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229c ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) or section 237(a)(4)(B) and inserting deportable under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or

(4)of section 237(a), or inadmissible under subparagraph

(E)or

(G)of section 212(a)(3) ; and in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) or section 237(a)(4) and inserting deportable under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or

(4)of section 237(a), or inadmissible under subparagraph

(E)or

(G)of section 212(a)(3) . Section 245(c) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (6), by striking

(B); in paragraph (7), by striking or at the end; and in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ;

(9)any alien who at any time has ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; or

(10)any alien who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(E)(vi). . Section 277 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1327 ) is amended by striking (other than subparagraph

(E)thereof) . The amendments made by subsections

(a)through

(e)shall apply to offenses committed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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