CRUZ, CORNYN, LEE UNVEIL ‘DEPORTING FRAUDSTERS’ BILL TO MAKE BENEFIT FRAUD DEPORTABLE

Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, and Mike Lee introduced the Deporting Fraudsters Act to add benefit fraud as a specific ground of inadmissibility and deportability under the INA, with a House companion from Rep. Dave Taylor. Backers say it targets document fraud and unlawful receipt of programs like SNAP or Medicaid and would expand removal tools for immigration authorities. The proposal aligns with a broader late-2025 GOP push to tighten immigration enforcement through statutory changes.