{"id":202375,"date":"2026-06-06T22:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=202375"},"modified":"2026-06-06T22:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:39:18","slug":"the-deport-alien-gang-members-act-hr-175-passes-house-judiciary-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=202375","title":{"rendered":"The Deport Alien Gang Members Act, HR 175, Passes House Judiciary Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; HR 175, the Deport Alien Gang Members Act, has passed the House Judiciary Committee.\u00a0\u00a0The legislation, authored by Congressman McClintock, next goes to the House floor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"831\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yOR93xGL0Vs\" title=\"Deport Alien Gang Members Act\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The legislation creates clear grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens who are members of criminal gangs or who have promoted, aided, conspired with, or participated in gang activities.\u00a0It provides immigration authorities with the tools necessary to act before these individuals commit additional crimes on American soil rather than waiting until innocent Americans suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This legislation also establishes a clear statutory definition of a criminal gang.\u00a0 The offenses covered under that definition are not minor infractions.\u00a0 They include drug trafficking, firearms offenses, crimes of violence, human trafficking, identity theft, money laundering, alien smuggling, and other serious criminal conduct.\u00a0 These are the very activities that fuel organized criminal enterprises and threaten public safety throughout the nation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The legislation closes loopholes that allow gang members to obtain immigration benefits that were never intended to protect violent criminals.\u00a0 Under this legislation, gang members would be ineligible for asylum, temporary protected status, special immigrant juvenile status, and various other forms of immigration relief.\u00a0 These humanitarian protections were created to assist vulnerable individuals fleeing persecution or hardship; not to provide safe haven for members of organized criminal enterprises.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Congressman McClintock delivered remarks in support of the legislation during the Judiciary Committee hearing. \u00a0The remarks can be viewed <a id=\"m_2571905110493223189OWAe9be4a07-54b1-3ef8-8d4b-b14a33ad89ad\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yOR93xGL0Vs&amp;t=3s\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DyOR93xGL0Vs-26t-3D3s&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=tdClj2KVpSw5Rl8WpuGjpMypIHPCBQstpimCKyN4jVk&amp;m=WVAvuaTibOj05abif2akLln8ifppAJxdPqX_HN3VWxsiSpKiSX8IG5lUZGm87qfZ&amp;s=BR91UvecAYUYF0QJUOhqLwHEHLHuMlt4VhTppRNfj4M&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3DyOR93xGL0Vs-26t-3D3s%26d%3DDwMFAw%26c%3DeuGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM%26r%3DtdClj2KVpSw5Rl8WpuGjpMypIHPCBQstpimCKyN4jVk%26m%3DWVAvuaTibOj05abif2akLln8ifppAJxdPqX_HN3VWxsiSpKiSX8IG5lUZGm87qfZ%26s%3DBR91UvecAYUYF0QJUOhqLwHEHLHuMlt4VhTppRNfj4M%26e%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780860422497000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w_8gcPC0_E-VIGBs-Km8C\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div># # #<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; HR 175, the Deport Alien Gang Members Act, has passed the House Judiciary Committee.\u00a0\u00a0The legislation, authored by Congressman McClintock, next goes to the House floor. 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