Iowa Republican Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst have re-introduced bi-partisan legislation that would deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.

The legislation was proposed after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data revealed more than 15,000 illegal immigrants convicted of sexual assault currently reside in the U.S. outside of ICE custody.

“Sexual violence has no place in America,” Mr. Grassley said. “The Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies have allowed criminals to enter our country and threaten the safety of our communities. I’m fighting to uphold the law and protect American citizens.”

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The Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by Unnaturalized Emigrants (BE GONE) Act would classify sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence as “aggravated felonies” under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Migrants convicted of “aggravated felonies” would be subjected to immediate deportation and barred from reentering the U.S.

“These violent criminals never would have entered America in the first place if we had real border security, but now that they’re in our communities, they need to BE GONE,” Ms. Ernst said. “Since Border Czar Kamala Harris won’t protect this country, then I will. My legislation will combat sexual violence by ensuring predators are identified, stopped and deported.”

The Department of Homeland Security knows of at least 660,000 illegal immigrants in the U.S. with criminal records, including 13,000 convicted killers, nearly 16,000 sex assault convicts and 56,000 involved with dangerous drugs.

Thousands of other migrants have been charged with crimes but not yet adjudicated. ICE provided the data to Congress, and the House Homeland Security Committee released it Friday.

“It may be shocking to hear that the Biden-Harris administration is actively releasing tens of thousands of criminal illegal aliens into our communities, but their own numbers conclusively prove this to be the case,” said Rep. Mark Green, House Homeland Security Committee chairman.