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Alien

Any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.

Deportation

The formal removal of a non-citizen from the U.S. for violating immigration laws.

Naturalized United States citizen

A person who was born outside of the U.S. and later legally became a U.S. citizen through the naturalization process, rather than being born a citizen.

Concurrent jurisdiction

When two or more courts have the power to hear a case. In this bill, it refers to the criminal court also having the power to revoke citizenship.

Aggravated felony

A category of serious crimes under immigration law that carries severe consequences, including mandatory detention and deportation for non-citizens. The bill changes how fraud is treated in relation to this category.

Denaturalization

The legal process by which a naturalized U.S. citizen has their citizenship revoked and taken away, usually due to fraud or misrepresentation during the naturalization process, or certain criminal convictions under this bill.

Mandatory detention

A requirement under law that certain non-citizens must be held in immigration custody without the possibility of being released on bail or bond while their case is decided.