ON FOX FIRSTA Senate Republican is reintroducing legislation to make assaulting law enforcement a deportable offense for immigrants, amid a new immigration impulse in Congress.
Senator Ted Budd, R-N.C., reintroduces the Protect Our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act.
The bill would explicitly prohibit assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense. The legislation struggled to advance in a Democratic-led Senate and is expected to have a better chance of success now that Republicans have a majority. There is also a version in Parliament.
The bill says that any “alien who has been convicted of, who admits to having committed acts, or who admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of a criminal offense involving the attack on a law enforcement officer, is deportable .”
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“One of the best ways we can support law enforcement and protect the public is by deporting dangerous people who harm them. If a migrant commits the crime of assaulting an officer or other first responder, he or she should be deported immediately. ” 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 take action on this crucial proposal.”
Senator Ted Budd, a Republican from North Carolina, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, February 9, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bill has a dozen cosponsors in the Senate, including Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Steve Daines R-Mont., Katie Britt, R-Ala., Ted Cruz, R-Texas and James Lankford R-Okla.
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The bill was published the same week as the Laken Riley Law, which would require the detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of illegal immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, was sent to President Trump’s desk after passing through both houses of Congress with bipartisan support. Trump is expected to sign the measure.
Lawmakers have also introduced other measures against illegal immigrants, including bills to restore immigration Stay in Mexico program and to cut funding for 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 troops to the border and declare a national emergency.
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Federal agencies have taken similar steps, including reducing restrictions on… Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in sensitive areas and order a review of federal agencies’ use of parole.
