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Elon Musk, tech billionaire and Trump ally they renewed criticism of the more than 150 House Democrats who voted against deporting illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes, and demanded that each of the lawmakers be voted out of office.
“There is no excuse. Please post the list of people who opposed this law and want to keep illegals who are convicted sex offenders in the United States,” Musk posted on his X account on Saturday making reference to a September House vote.
“They all need to be voted out of office. Every single one of them.”
The Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act passed the House in September, after all 215 Republicans present voted in favor of the bill and were 51 fellow Democrats joined. A total of 158 Democrats, however, voted against the bill.
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President-elect Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of a test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Democrats who voted against the bill came under scrutiny in September and are facing fresh criticism on social media this month as commentators resurrect the vote before President-elect Trump takes office this month .
“The bill targeted rapists, pedophiles, domestic abusers and stalkers, making sure they couldn’t stay in the U.S. Opponents claimed it ‘demonized immigrants,’ but how does protecting predators help anyone condemned, especially to their victims?” X show host Mario Nawfal posted on his account on Saturday, giving Musk a thumbs up.
“Deporting violent criminals isn’t ‘fair fear,’ it’s basic public safety. Why would anyone vote to keep criminals who prey on women and children?” Nawfal added.
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The legislation would deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes and also make illegal immigrants who admit to, or are convicted of, domestic violence or sex-related charges inadmissible to the United States, he reported formerly Fox Digital. The legislation is currently in the Senate, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Representatives of the 119th Congress are sworn in during the first day of session in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on January 3, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Notable Democrats who voted against the legislation included Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., former California Rep. Adam Schiff, who now serves in the Senate, and former president of the Chamber Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Musk’s call for Democrats to be voted out of Congress for the vote comes after he pledged in December to fund moderate Democratic politicians in deep blue districts, “so the country can get rid of those who don’t represent them.”
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President-elect Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend the launch of the SpaceX spacecraft on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Musk is also slated to serve alongside Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an upcoming presidential advisory committee, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will work to reduce excessive government spending and reduce the size of government under the second administration of trump
According to the office of the secretary of the Chamberthe 158 Democrats who voted against the legislation are:
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Pete Aguilar, California
- Gabe Amo, Rhode Island
- Jake Auchincloss, Massachusetts
- Becca Balint, Vermont
- Nanette Barragán, California
- Joyce Beatty, Ohio
- Ami Bera, California
- Donald Beyer, Virginia
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Georgia
- Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
- Jamaal Bowman, New York
- Shontel Brown, Ohio
- Julia Brownley, California
- Corey Bush, Missouri
- Health Carbajal, California
- Tony Cardenas, California
- Andre Carson, Indiana
- Troy Carter, Louisiana
- Greg Casar, Texas
- Ed Case, Hawaii
- Sean Casten, Illinois
- Kathy Castor, Florida
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida
- Judy Chu, California
- Katherine Clark, Massachusetts
- Yvette Clarke, New York
- Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri
- James Clyburn, South Carolina
- Steve Cohen, Tennessee
- Gerald Connolly, Virginia
- Luis Correa, California
- Jim Costa, California
- Jasmine Crockett, Texas
- Jason Crow, Colorado
- Danny Davis, Illinois
- Madeleine Dean, Pennsylvania
- Diana DeGette, Colorado
- Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
- Suzan DelBene, Washington
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Debbie Dingell, Michigan
- Lloyd Doggett, Texas
- Veronica Escobar, Texas
- Anna Eshoo, California
- Hadrian Spills, New York
- Lizzie Fletcher, Texas
- Bill Foster, Illinois
- Valerie Foushee, North Carolina
- Lois Frankel, Florida
- Maxwell Frost, Florida
- John Garamendi, California
- Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Illinois
- Robert Garcia, California
- Sylvia Garcia, Texas
- DanGoldman, New York
- Jimmy Gomez, California
- Al Green, Texas
- James Himes, Conn
- Steny Hoyer, Maryland
- Valerie Hoyle, Oregon
- Jared Huffman, California
- Glenn Ivey, Maryland
- Jonathan Jackson, Illinois
- Sara Jacobs, California
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- Hakeem Jeffries, New York
- Henry “Hank” Johnson, Georgia
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove, California
- Bill Keating, Massachusetts
- Robin Kelly, Illinois
- Ro Khanna, California
- and Kildee, Michigan
- Derek Kilmer, Washington
- Andy Kim, New Jersey
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois
- Ann Kuster, New Hampshire
- Greg Landsman, Ohio
- Rick Larsen, Washington
- John Larson, Conn
- Barbara Lee, California
- Summer Lee, Pennsylvania
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Ted Lieu, California
- Zoe Lofgren, California
- Doris Matsui, California
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Jennifer McClellan, Virginia
- Betty McCollum, Minnesota
- Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
- James McGovern, Massachusetts
- Gregory Meeks, New York
- Rob Menendez, New Jersey
- Grace Meng, New York
- Kweisi Mfume, Maryland
- Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
- Joseph Morelle, New York
- Seth Moulton, Massachusetts
- Kevin Mullin, California
- Jerrold Nadler, New York
- Grace Napolitano, California
- Richard Neal, Massachusetts
- Joe Neguse, Colorado
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Frank Pallone, New Jersey
- Nancy Pelosi, California
- Scott Peters, California
- Brittany Pettersen, Colorado
- Dean Phillips, Minnesota
- Chellie Pingree, Maine
- Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
- Katie Porter, California
- Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts
- Mike Quigley, Illinois
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois
- Jamie Raskin, Maryland
- Deborah Ross, North Carolina
- Raúl Ruiz, California
- CA Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland
- Linda Sanchez, California
- John Sarbanes, Maryland
- Mary Scanlon, Pennsylvania
- Janice Schakowsky, Illinois
- Adam Schiff, California
- Bradley Schneider, Illinois
- Robert “Bobby” Scott, Virginia
- David Scott, Georgia
- Terri Sewell, Alabama
- Brad Sherman, California
- Darren Soto, Florida
- Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Marilyn Strickland, Washington
- Mark Takano, California
- Shri Thanedar, Michigan
- Mike Thompson, California
- Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
- Rashida Tlaib, Michigan
- Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
- Paul Tonko, New York
- Norma Torres, California
- Ritchie Torres, New York
- Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
- David Throne, Maryland
- Lauren Underwood, Illinois
- Juan Vargas, California
- Mark Veasey, Texas
- Nydia Velázquez, New York
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
- Maxine Waters, California
- Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey
- Nikema Williams, Georgia
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
Democrats who voted against the legislation came under fierce scrutiny in September from conservatives.
“If you vote against it, you’re sexist against women,” South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace, who introduced the legislation, told Fox Digital in September.
Migrants try to cross into the US from Mexico at the border on December 17, 2023 in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. (Nick Ut/Getty Images)
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“I mean, really, because we’re talking the illegals who are here who are committing domestic violence, rape and murder of women and children: they must go. They should not be allowed to enter our country.”
“158 Democrats just voted AGAINST deporting immigrants for sex crimes. This is a slap in the face to all the victims and their families. Democrats hate you and your kids,” the popular conservative X account posted at the time TikTok libs.
Democrats who voted against the bill called it xenophobic and an example of “terrorism” against immigrants.
“Here we are again, debating another partisan bill that fears immigrant traffickers, instead of working together to fix the immigration system,” said Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. ., during the debate on the project.
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“Probably shouldn’t be too surprised. Hook up immigrants and try armed domestic crime Violence seems to be an old tradition for Republicans.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.