US SB158

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make noncitizens inadmissible and deportable if convicted of or admitting to sex offenses as defined under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911(5))

Adds domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, child neglect, and child abandonment as grounds for inadmissibility when a noncitizen has been convicted of or admits to these offenses

Makes violation of protection orders involving credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury a basis for denying admission to the United States

Expands the definition of deportable domestic violence crimes to include offenses defined under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives federal grant funding

Introduced by Senator Blackburn on January 21, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary