# Plain Language Summary: Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2023

This bill creates a system of penalties against foreign countries that won't accept their own citizens back after the U.S. has ordered them deported. Here's how it works: When someone is ordered removed from the United States, immigration officials ask their home country to take them back. Under this bill, if a country doesn't accept that person within 90 days, it gets labeled as non-compliant. Once labeled, that country faces two main consequences: the U.S. government stops sending it foreign aid money, and the U.S. stops issuing visas to citizens of that country. The bill gives countries a chance to avoid these penalties by issuing travel documents—they have 100 days to do so for people convicted of crimes while in the U.S., and 200 days for everyone else.

The bill also requires the Department of Homeland Security to publish a report every three months listing which countries are refusing or delaying deportations, along with details about how many people are stuck and whether they've been convicted of crimes. This creates public accountability and shows exactly which countries are the problem. Additionally, the bill allows crime victims or their family members to sue in federal court if they believe a country's refusal to accept a deported person led to that person committing another crime against them—though they can't win money damages, only force compliance with the law.

The practical effect is that countries have strong financial and travel incentives to cooperate with U.S. deportations. However, the bill could also affect ordinary citizens and business travelers from non-compliant countries, who might find it harder to visit the U.S. or conduct business here, even if they have no connection to deportation issues.

Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2023

Babin, Brian

Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2023 This bill prohibits U.S. foreign assistance from being dispersed to a country that refuses or unreasonably delays the acceptance of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who (1) is a citizen or resident of that country, and (2) has received a final order of removal from the United States. Additionally, the bill prohibits visas from being issued to residents of such a country. The bill provides standing for a victim or immediate family member of a victim of a crime committed by a non-U.S. national who has received a final order of removal to enforce these sanctions in federal court.