Rep. Barry Moore's bill to deport illegals who drive drunk moves to the Senate

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Barry Moore released a statement after Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced the Senate version of his bill, the Protecting Our Communities from DUIs Act. President Joe Biden has drastically decreased deportations, even saying that he would fire ICE agents who deported criminal illegal aliens who have not committed felonies because, in his view, ICE agents should “only arrest for the purpose of dealing with a felony that’s been committed, and I do not count drunk driving as a felony.”

“In the United States, someone dies in a crash with an impaired driver every 45 minutes. I lost two of my young newlywed constituents to an illegal immigrant driving under the influence of alcohol, and thanks to Biden's open border policies, these tragedies are growing,” said Moore. “I’m proud to join with Senator Hagerty to protect American families from more of these tragedies by deporting illegal immigrants who have been caught driving impaired.”

“Our nation is seeing a surge in violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants, and they are not being held accountable,” said Senator Hagerty. “It is unconscionable that illegal immigrants that break our laws and endanger our communities are allowed to remain in the U.S. President Biden and Democrats’ willingness to pursue far-left immigration policies at the expense of Americans’ safety must end, and I’m pleased to introduce this commonsense legislation that would strengthen our ability to hold illegal immigrants accountable and protect our citizens.”

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