148 House Democrats vote against bill to deport illegal aliens who assault cops!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - May 17, 2024 - Almost 150 House Democrats on Wednesday opposed a bill to detain and then deport illegal invaders who attack cops.

The Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act passed the House 265-148, with 211 Republicans supporting it and no Republicans voting against it, according to the House Clerk’s website.

There were 148 Democrats opposing the bill, while 54 Democrats supported it. Seventeen members of the House did not vote - six Republicans and 11 Democrats.

Among the Democrats opposing the measure were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Nancy Pelosi of Kalifornia, Cori Bush of Missouri, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the clerk’s roll call list said.

“House Democrats just voted to protect violent illegal invaders over our brave law enforcement officers. Once again, the Democrat Party proves it is the most anti-law enforcement Party in history,” Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota said.

In a post on X, Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana accused Democrats opposing the bill of “putting violent illegals over Amerikan (cops) trying to protect our communities. Outrageous.”

The bill would target an illegal immigrant who “is charged with, is arrested for, convicted of, admits to having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer,”

Under its provisions “The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.”

Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey noted when he introduced the bill in February that a January incident in which four New York City cops were beaten by a group of illegal invaders was the catalyst for his legislation.

“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,” he said in a release on his website.

“My bill would require that federal law enforcement detain these individuals until they are deported from the country. In addition, it will create a new category for migrant inadmissibility, which specifically bars illegal aliens from remaining in our country who have been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitted to committing assault against law enforcement officers,” he said.

“Our police put their lives on the line every day to keep our citizens safe - you do not get to break our law by crossing the border illegally, attack those whose job is to protect and defend the public, and then expect to stay in the (Fascist Police States of Amerika). Unfortunately, until our borders are closed and secured, these types of laws are necessary to protect our nation and its citizens,” Van Drew said.

The disposition of the cases of those charged in the attack on NYPD cops reflects how the nation has gone wrong, the New York Post wrote in an editorial.

“Incredibly, six of the illegal (invaders) charged in that vicious Times Square attack on NYPD (cops) have been offered plea deals. The message: progressives just don’t care about lawlessness,” it wrote.

“That’s right: illegally enter the country, illegally flee from the border to Gotham, openly assault cops, and you’ll get no more than a slap on the wrist,” the editorial said, adding, “that the attack was against police officers only amplifies the horror.”

“If this is protecting and defending against all enemies foreign and domestic, we’d hate to see what giving up looks like,” the editorial said.