Bills · HR 707
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 707Immigration
Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025
INTRO JAN 23· LAST ACTION JAN 23
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill matters because it drastically escalates the consequences for non-citizens who vote illegally in the U.S. Currently, unlawful voting can be a deportable offense, but by classifying it as an "aggravated felony," this bill would make it one of the most serious immigration violations, akin to severe crimes like murder or drug trafficking in terms of its immigration consequences.
If this bill becomes law, non-citizens found to have voted unlawfully would face mandatory detention and would be almost certainly deported, with very limited options to challenge their removal or return to the U.S. in the future. This would create a much stricter enforcement environment compared to current law, where the penalties, while serious, do not always carry the same permanent bars and mandatory detention as an aggravated felony classification. Voters should care because it represents a significant shift in how the U.S. handles non-citizen participation in elections and could have profound impacts on affected individuals and their families.
KEY PROVISIONS
3AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Adds "unlawful voting" by a non-citizen to the list of "aggravated felonies" under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
This significantly increases the severity of immigration consequences for non-citizens who vote illegally, leading to mandatory detention and expedited deportation.
PROVISION 02
Makes any non-citizen who has voted unlawfully "inadmissible" to the United States.
This means individuals who have voted illegally would be permanently barred from entering or re-entering the U.S.
PROVISION 03
Revises existing law to ensure that unlawful voting by a non-citizen automatically makes them deportable under the new aggravated felony classification.
This streamlines and strengthens the legal basis for removing non-citizens who vote unlawfully from the country.
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R· Alabama
YRS IN OFFICE
3
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSJAN 23
Introduced in House
JAN 23
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 707
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
Last actionJan 23, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 23, 2025
House BillHR 707Immigration
Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JAN 23, 2025· LAST ACTION JAN 23, 2025
PASSAGE CHANCES
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READING
1 min
COSPONSORS
0
COMPLEXITY
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