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Sen. Joni Ernst Introduces Bill to Block and Deport Convicted Sex Criminals From the United States
Madeline Leesman | Posted: Oct 09, 2021 6:30 PM
This week, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican, introduced a bill that would disqualify foreigners with a history of sexual violence from entering the United States.
The bill, known as the “BE GONE” Act, which stands for “Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by un-Naturalized Emigrants Act,” would make “sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence” a disqualifying act for individuals seeking to immigrate to the United States. This would apply to individuals who are given the temporary status of “humanitarian parole,” Ernst’s office published in a press release this week.
“Under the Biden Administration, our immigration system is strained to its limits, all by crises born out of their own mistakes. A key challenge and easy fix we must address immediately is ensuring sexual predators and criminals are identified, stopped, and deported,” Ernst said in a statement. “This measure is a commonsense solution to modernize the immigration system and combat sexual violence and those seeking to exploit our laws.”
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