EXCLUSIVE: The House of Representatives is poised to vote next week on a bill that would mandate the deportation of illegal immigrants found guilty of sex crimes.
The legislation received enthusiastic support a few days ago from billionaire Elon Musk, who criticized Democrats who previously opposed it.
The Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act was first introduced last year by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and passed the House by a landslide. bipartisan support. All Republican lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, along with 51 Democrats in the House of Representatives.
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Elon Musk is backing a bill by Rep. Nancy Mace to deport immigrants convicted of sex crimes (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Because it was not taken over by the previous one Democratic-controlled SenateHowever, Mace reintroduced the bill on Friday to restart the process in the new 119th Congress.
“Let’s get it through both houses of Congress,” Mace wrote on social media this weekend.
Two sources told Fox News Digital that Republican Party leaders plan to vote on it again next week, just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
It is one of several border security and other conservative policy bills introduced by Republicans in the House of Representatives on Friday — the first day of the 119th Congress.
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Mace previously introduced the bill last year. (Getty Images)
Last weekend, Musk called for challengers to Democrats who voted against the bill in September.
“There is no excuse. Please post the list of people who oppose this law and want to keep illegals who are convicted sex offenders in America,” Musk wrote on X in response to a conservative influencer discussing the bill. ‘They should all be voted out. All.’
Republican lawmakers say they don’t want to waste time setting their agenda after Republicans retained the House of Representatives in November’s elections, while also taking over the White House and Senate.
Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never passed the bill. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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In addition to Mace bringing back her bill, Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Mike Collins, R-Ga. have reintroduced their own legislation which was passed by the House of Representatives last year, but did not result in a vote in the Senate.
Roy has introduced a bill that would require proof of citizenship in the voter registration process, while Collins is leading legislation to direct federal immigration authorities to deport detainees and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, as defined by state and local government. law.
This latest bill is expected to be voted on again in the House of Representatives this week.
