# 119-hr-1050: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act

119-hr-1050, Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1050
- Congress: 119
- Title: Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A new criminal gang framework** would let the Department of Homeland Security, with the Attorney General, designate groups as criminal gangs and then block immigration benefits and expand detention for people tied to those groups. It would add new inadmissibility and deportability grounds linked to gang membership or participation. - People tied to designated gangs: Groups of five or more could be labeled as gangs. Aliens known or believed to be members or who knowingly join in gang activity would be inadmissible and deportable and could be barred from asylum, temporary protected status (TPS), Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, and parole except in narrow law enforcement-assistance cases. - Department operations and detention: The bill would create a formal designation process that can use classified information, set administrative petition timelines including a two-year window to seek revocation, and require DHS to detain covered aliens and report detention numbers annually starting one year after enactment. - Oversight and review: Congress could revoke a designation by statute and courts would have limited judicial review with constrained public disclosure of classified evidence.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Detention and parole limits for gang ties: cost, high. If enacted, DHS would have to detain noncitizens covered by the new gang inadmissibility or deportability rules. Parole would generally be blocked for this group. Parole could be granted only if you assist U.S. law enforcement and the government needs you in the United States for that help. DHS wou…
- New immigration bars for gang ties: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would define what counts as a “criminal gang” and tie new immigration rules to that definition. You could be denied a visa or entry, or removed, if U.S. officials know or have reason to believe you were a member, or you took part in gang activities knowing they support crimes.…
- No asylum, TPS, or SIJ for gang ties: cost, high. If you are, or at any time have been, covered by the new gang rules, you would be ineligible for asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile status, and Temporary Protected Status. TPS authority would move from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security. DHS could detain a person with TPS wh…
- Removal protections narrowed for gang ties: cost, medium. This bill would add the new gang descriptions to the rule that limits removal to certain countries. This could change how those country limits apply in some cases. It would change the statute text used in removal decisions.
- How DHS would list criminal gangs: mixed, medium. DHS, with the Attorney General, could name groups of five or more people as criminal gangs. DHS would give classified notice to key congressional leaders seven days before naming a group and publish the decision seven days later. Designations would last until revoked or set aside. A group could pet…

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- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-1050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1050)

## Related
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- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1050 (as of 2026-04-21).