Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.

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).  

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. 

Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act has passed the House, marking a major victory in the fight to keep dangerous illegal aliens with violent records out of the United States.

"No family should endure the heartbreak the families of Laken Riley, Mollie Tibbetts, Karina Vetrano, and Maddie Hines have experienced. Every woman and every girl deserves to feel safe in their own community,” said Rep. Nancy Mace. “The radical left doesn’t agree with this. 145 liberals in Congress love illegal immigrant rapists and murders.. House Republicans united to expand protections for women and put the safety of Americans first.”

Under the newly passed legislation:

• Aliens convicted of sex offenses or domestic violence—or those who admit to such crimes—will be deemed inadmissible to the United States.
• Any alien convicted of a sex offense or conspiracy to commit such an offense will face deportation.

“This isn’t complicated—keeping criminal illegal aliens out of our country and off our streets is just common sense,” Mace continued. “Women should be able to walk down the street without fear, and families should feel safe in their own neighborhoods.”

"I am proud to co-sponsor the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, and I applaud Congresswoman Mace for spearheading this effort. We have witnessed far too many instances of illegal aliens committing heinous sexual offenses, a direct consequence of President Biden's open border policies. It is time to put an end to this, protect American women, and secure our border."

– Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08)

“For far too long, illegal immigrants have taken advantage of our open borders, threatening the safety of our communities. We have seen the tragic loss of life at the hands of criminal illegal immigrants who have been convicted or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence. Enough is enough. Today, House Republicans reaffirmed our commitment to fight violence against women and to secure our nation from the chaos that has been occurring at our southern border.”

– Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15)

“Between Laken Riley, Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, one too many American women have lost their lives at the hands of violent illegal aliens. I am proud to once again cosponsor Rep. Mace’s Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act to protect women and girls from violent crimes committed by migrants and ensure those who commit these horrific acts are held accountable and never allowed to seek citizenship in the United States.”

– Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11)

“Illegal immigrants with criminal backgrounds – especially those who have committed sexual assault – should be immediately deported. I cosponsored the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act to make it clear that any violent illegal alien Biden let into our country should be at the top of the deportation list. This is just commonsense. Any Democrat who votes against this bill should be asked why they think illegal immigrants who have committed sexual assault should be allowed to stay in the U.S.”

– Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02)