Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act
Key claim: The EVICTED Act (HR6099) would authorize DHS to place unlawfully present residents of the Palestinian Territories into expedited removal without further hearing or review unless they claim asylum or fear of persecution.
Abstract
(HR6099 · 118th Congress) Evicting Violent Islamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act or the EVICTED Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to subject to expedited removal any non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is a resident of the Palestinian Territories and unlawfully present. (An unlawfully present individual has not been admitted or paroled into the United States.) Under current law, an individual subject to expedited removal shall be ordered removed from the United States without further hearing or review unless the individual indicates an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of prosecution. Latest action (2023-10-26): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The bill would extend expedited-removal authority to a group defined by residency in a specific territory, marking a shift toward nationality- or origin-based application of accelerated removal procedures. Affected Palestinian Territory residents who are unlawfully present could be removed without immigration court review unless they affirmatively invoke asylum or fear-of-persecution protections, placing significant weight on the credible-fear screening process.