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House Passes Bill to Deport Undocumented Drunk Drivers

Poised to head to the Senate, the bill makes DUI convictions an automatic basis for deportation for people here illegally.

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the conclusion to a week-long targeted enforcement operation that resulted in the apprehension of over 125 at-large aliens across the state of California, where sanctuary policies have largely prohibited the cooperation of law enforcement agencies in the arrest of criminal aliens
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Overview

  • The House approved the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act by a 246-160 vote on June 26.
  • Thirty-seven Democrats crossed party lines to support the bill while all Republicans voted in favor and 160 Democrats opposed it.
  • The act would designate DUI convictions for people living in the country illegally as automatically deportable offenses.
  • With House approval complete, the measure now goes to the Senate and must be signed by President Donald Trump to become law.
  • Opponents including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon warn the bill lacks evidence linking immigration status to drunk driving and could burden enforcement resources.