Posted on 05/16/2024 2:02:17 AM PDT by Libloather
A bill aimed at booting illegal immigrants out of the U.S. if they assault a police officer passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.
It's one of several pieces of legislation that House Republican leaders are putting up for a vote this week as part of National Police Week.
The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP.
The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
He said in February when the bill was being introduced, "There is no reason that an illegal alien who attacks our law enforcement should remain in our country; that shows zero respect for our rule of law or our institutions, and they will not be positive contributors to society."
The bill would require illegal immigrants to be detained by federal authorities until they can be deported. It would also "create a new category for migrant inadmissibility" specifically dealing with illegal immigrants who were accused of assaulting police, Van Drew said.
The No. 3 House Republican, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital when the bill passed, "House Democrats just voted to protect violent illegal immigrants over our brave law enforcement officers. Once again, the Democrat Party proves they are the most anti-law enforcement party in history."
It comes after several recent instances of illegal immigrants attacking police have gained national attention as the country continues to grapple with the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border.
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I bet they would vote to deport J6 protestors.
I thought the primary reason for deportation is lack of a proper visa.
That’s so 20th century. This is the 21st century.
“The Hamas wing remains united”...
...and wrongly so!
The primary reason whether to deport or not is, do they vote Democrat.
The Hamas wing should be deported.
Of course, The Stupid Party does not publicly call out these scum and publish their names. GOP stands for: Gutless Old Party.
The rat infestation isn’t just limited to the Fresno DMV. Congress is infested too.
We need better rat traps
When a newly elected official is sworn into office, do they put their hands on a bible and swear to protect the US? If so, and they are behaving like this, they should be expelled from their elected position.
Deport them all!
I think those dems should all be deported to 6 feet under ground.
The Hamas wing supports violence against Americans...
Will Biden ignore the Bill as he has in the past? He will keep on doing things to destroy the country, like a terrible storm day after day.
“The Hamas wing should be deported.”...
...and rightly so!
They don’t get automatically deported if they assault a citizen. At least the cops are armed.
This is just silly. The illegals should have been deported long before they assaulted any cop. Actually, they never should have been allowed to cross the border illegally in the first place.
The Hamas wing remains united? I’d say it’s more like the anti-American Marxist wing remains united.
Stop calling them migrants.
148 members of congress have self identified as the enemy of the people.
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