148 House Democrats vote against bill to deport migrants who assault police
House passes Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
May 15, 2024 8:07pm EDT


A bill aimed at booting illegal immigrants out of the U.S. if they assault a police officer passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.

It's one of several pieces of legislation that House Republican leaders are putting up for a vote this week as part of National Police Week.

The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP.


A significant number of House Democrats, who are led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, shunned the House GOP's bill. (Getty Images)

The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.

He said in February when the bill was being introduced, "There is no reason that an illegal alien who attacks our law enforcement should remain in our country; that shows zero respect for our rule of law or our institutions, and they will not be positive contributors to society."

The bill would require illegal immigrants to be detained by federal authorities until they can be deported. It would also "create a new category for migrant inadmissibility" specifically dealing with illegal immigrants who were accused of assaulting police, Van Drew said.


This image from video shows a brawl between New York City Police Department officers and illegal immigrants in Times Square on Jan. 27, 2024. (Manhattan District Attorney via AP)

The No. 3 House Republican, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital when the bill passed, "House Democrats just voted to protect violent illegal immigrants over our brave law enforcement officers. Once again, the Democrat Party proves they are the most anti-law enforcement party in history."

It comes after several recent instances of illegal immigrants attacking police have gained national attention as the country continues to grapple with the ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border.

A group of illegal immigrants was seen on video violently attacking two New York City police officers in Times Square in late January.

And in early March, a man who came to the U.S. illegally was accused of killing a Washington State Patrol trooper when he crashed into him on an interstate highway, according to Fox 13.

 

This Oxford student/musician defines the New democrats across the globe & the best part is Pelosi had to sit and listen!

 

Would love to hear the justification for despicables opposing this bill.
See, there were good reasons to oppose the "pay Ukraine so they'll pay the big guy" bill. The despicables made a lot of noise about that one. Wonder what they have to say about this bill?

 

Dem flips Jim Jordan's 'height of hypocrisy' hearing onto 'weak and feeble' Trump

David Edwards
May 16, 2024 12:12PM ET




House Judiciary/screen grab




Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) demanded that Chairman Jim Jordan's (R-OH) House Judiciary Committee hearing be ended, calling it "beyond stupidity."

At Thursday's proceeding, House Republicans sought to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for declining to turn over audio tapes of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur that did not result in criminal charges.

Lieu began his time on the committee by pointing out that Jordan had defied a congressional subpoena from the Jan. 6 Committee.

"It is a height of hypocrisy for the chairman of this committee to try to enforce a contempt subpoena against Merrick Garland when this chairman himself ignored a bipartisan congressional subpoena," Lieu explained. "Now, I've been to a number of proceedings in my time in Congress and in the state legislature that have been relatively stupid. But this proceeding goes beyond stupidity. It is a waste of taxpayer resources."

Lieu noted that Republicans already had possession of the full transcript of Biden's interview.

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"The notion that somehow this transcript is fake is a wild, insane conspiracy theory," the lawmaker observed.

Lieu speculated that Republicans wanted to use Biden's "stuttering problem" to attack him.

"And if Republicans are going to go low, I am going to punch back," he said. "So let's talk about Donald Trump."

"Donald Trump has fallen asleep multiple times at his own criminal trial," he continued. "I am a former prosecutor. I can tell you that is not normal. I think there may be some physical and mental health issues that should be investigated."

"If a person is so weak and feeble, if Donald Trump is so weak and feeble, he cannot stay awake at his own criminal trial, he can't be president of the United States."

Watch the video below from House Judiciary.



https://www.rawstory.com/jim-jordan-trump-2668283323/

 

"Dem flips Jim Jordan's 'height of hypocrisy' hearing onto 'weak and feeble' Trump"