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H.R. 3294

Introduced

Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act

Sponsor
RMorgan Luttrell· Texas
Introduced
May 8, 2025
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.May 8, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3294 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3294

To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction over 
murders committed by certain inadmissible or deportable aliens.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 8, 2025

Mr. Luttrell (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
Babin, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Strong) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to assert jurisdiction over 
murders committed by certain inadmissible or deportable aliens.

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 ``Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien 
Murders Act''.

SEC. 2. MURDERS COMMITTED BY CERTAIN INADMISSIBLE OR DEPORTABLE ALIENS.

Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(d) Within any jurisdiction of the United States (whether or not 
in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States), an alien who--
``(1) is--
``(A) inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A), (6)(C), 
or (7) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); or
``(B) deportable under subparagraph (B) or (C)(i) 
of section 237(a)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)); 
and
``(2) is guilty of--
``(A) murder in the first degree, shall be punished 
by death or by imprisonment for life; or
``(B) murder in the second degree, shall be 
imprisoned for any term of years or for life.''.
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