SHIELD Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7959 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7959

     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
        inadmissibility and deportability related to squatting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2024

      Mr. Meuser (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. 
   Malliotakis, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
        inadmissibility and deportability related to squatting.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Homes from Illegal 
Entry, Living, and Dwelling Act'' or the ``SHIELD Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO SQUATTING.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(J) Trespass.--Any alien who has been convicted 
                of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
                committing acts which constitute the essential elements 
                of an offense for trespass, as those terms are defined 
                under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, 
                offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of 
                the offense occurred, without regard to whether the 
                conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or 
                felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law, is 
                inadmissible.''.
    (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(G) Trespass.--Any alien who has been convicted 
                of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
                committing acts which constitute the essential elements 
                of an offense for trespass, as those terms are defined 
                under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, 
                offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of 
                the offense occurred, without regard to whether the 
                conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or 
                felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law, is 
                inadmissible.''.
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