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First on Fox: A Senate Republican reintroduces legislation to make assault on law enforcement a deportable offense for immigrants, amid a Fresh immigration push in Congress
Senator Ted Budd, RN.C., reintroduces the protection of our law with immigration control and the police (police).
The bill would explicitly make assault on a law enforcement officer a deportable offence. The legislation struggled to advance in a Democratic-leaning Senate and is expected to have a better chance of success if Republicans hold a majority. There is also an in-house version.
The bill says that any “alien who has been convicted of, who admits to having committed, or who admits to having committed acts constituting the essential elements, and the crime of assault on a law officer is deportable.”
ICE made several arrests this week amid a renewed push by the Trump administration (X/ @billmelugin_)
“One of the best ways to support law enforcement officers and protect the public is to deport dangerous people who harm them. If a migrant commits the crime of assaulting an officer or other first responder, they should be subject to immediate deportation,” Budd said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“Our lawmakers must always support the men and women who protect and serve our communities. We must act on this vital proposal.”
Senator Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bill has a dozen sponsors in the upper house, including Sens. Thom Tillis, RN.C., Steve Daines R-Mont., Katie Britt, R-Ala., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and James Lankford R-Okla.
The bill emerged the same week as the Laken Riley Act, Which requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, was sent to President Trump’s desk after passing both houses of Congress with support bipartisan Trump is expected to sign the measure.
Lawmakers have also introduced other anti-illegal immigration measures, including bills to restore the Roman in Mexico program and reduce humanitarian parole and temporary protected status.
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Meanwhile, President Trump signed 10 executive orders on the first day of his administration, including bills to send the military to the border and declare a national emergency.
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Federal agencies have been making similar moves, including easing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (gel) officers in sensitive areas and order a review of the use of parole by federal agencies.
