Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
In Committee
Introduced:Feb 18, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Marsha Blackburn
R - TN
Cosponsors
5
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Immigration
Summary
This bill makes non-citizens deportable and inadmissible for crimes including stalking, child abuse, child neglect, sex offenses, domestic violence, and violations of protection orders. It expands grounds for removal beyond current law.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill makes non-citizens deportable and inadmissible for crimes including stalking, child abuse, child neglect, sex offenses, domestic violence, and violations of protection orders. It expands grounds for removal beyond current law.
Last updated: 1/5/2026
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens </em>under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.</p><p>First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships). </p><p>Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Makes sex offenses grounds for deportation
Expands domestic violence deportation criteria
Adds stalking and child abuse to inadmissibility grounds
Includes protection order violations
Broadens definition of deportable domestic crimes
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
Non-citizens convicted of or admitting to these crimes would face deportation or be barred from entering the U.S. Supporters say this protects American women and children from violent offenders while opponents raise due process concerns.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Immigration
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
158, 119th Congress (2025). "Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-158