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119-hr-7544119th Congress

Illegal Alien Animal Abuser Removal Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

Introduced

Summary

Adds animal cruelty and animal fighting as new immigration grounds for inadmissibility and deportability. This bill would expand the Immigration and Nationality Act to make noncitizens who are convicted of, or who admit to, animal cruelty or animal fighting under federal or State, Tribal, or local law ineligible to enter the United States and subject to removal.

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  • Noncitizens convicted of, or who admit to, animal cruelty or animal fighting under federal or State, Tribal, or local law would be barred from entry and could be deported. The law would apply regardless of whether the offense is labeled a misdemeanor or felony.
  • Admissions that meet the law's elements would trigger the same immigration consequences as a conviction, so statements admitting the acts could affect status.
  • The change broadens the legal bases immigration authorities can use to deny admission or remove noncitizens with animal-cruelty offenses.

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Deportation and entry bans for animal abusers

If enacted, this bill would add new immigration rules that deny entry and allow deportation for animal cruelty. It would make inadmissible any noncitizen convicted of, or admitting to, acts that meet the elements of offenses under 18 U.S.C. 48 or 49, or any State, Tribal, or local law whose essential element is animal cruelty, animal abuse, or animal fighting. It would also make deportable any noncitizen convicted of those federal or State/Tribal/local offenses. The rule would apply whether the offense is called a misdemeanor or a felony and would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

SC • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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