This bill would change the Immigration and Nationality Act. It would make any noncitizen who has been convicted of, or who admits committing, an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired inadmissible to the United States. It would also make any noncitizen who has been convicted of such an offense deportable. The bill uses the definition of driving while intoxicated or impaired from the law of the place where the conviction or acts occurred. It applies whether the offense is called a misdemeanor or a felony under federal, state, tribal, or local law.
If you are not a U.S. citizen, a DUI or similar driving-while-impaired conviction could block your entry to the United States or make you removable. The inadmissibility rule also applies if a noncitizen admits committing the acts that make up the offense. The deportability rule applies to convictions. If you are a U.S. citizen, this bill does not change your status.
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The sponsors introduced the bill to classify driving while intoxicated or impaired as grounds for inadmissibility and deportability for noncitizens.
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