Reply #1: An "aggravated felony" is the immigration equivalent of a [View All]

[joemurphy]

death sentence. It is grounds for immediate detention and automatic deportation.

If you are interested in this very bad law, you might want to check out the American Immigration Lawyer's Association website. AILA says this about H.R. 4437:

"As we noted in earlier reports, H.R. 4437 would criminalize unlawful presence; strip the courts of much of their remaining jurisdiction over immigration matters; gut the due process rights of aliens, permanent residents and United States citizens; expand expedited removal; broaden the definition of alien smuggling to include churches, employers, family members, and immigrant advocates; expand the definition of aggravated felony; create new grounds of deportability and inadmissibility; increase mandatory detention; militarize the border; and place limitations on eligibility for naturalization."

<http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=18174>