Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said in a statement to Breitbart News that Republicans passed Laken-Riley and Sara's Laws to close loopholes that prevent illegal alien criminals from being brought to justice. Said never.
more than two-thirds of senators I voted The Laken-Reilly Act was approved on Monday, with 12 Senate Democrats voting in favor of the bill.
The bill would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal aliens who are charged, arrested, or convicted of acts of “robbery, theft, theft, or shoplifting.”
The Senate also approved two amendments, including one by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that would add assault on a law enforcement officer to the list of offenses that trigger detention. The other is Ernst's proposal, Sarah's Law.
Ernst pushed for Sarah's Law as the state marks the ninth anniversary of the death of 21-year-old Iowa resident Sarah Root at the hands of an illegal alien driving under the influence.
She has long pushed for passage of this bill. But with the historic election of Donald Trump, the tide appears to be turning.
This bill would amend the mandatory detention provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain illegal aliens who are criminally charged with killing or seriously injuring another person. be. It would also require ICE to identify the victim and notify the victim's family when encountering an illegal alien who is subject to mandatory detention.
Ernst told Breitbart News that Republicans are closing many of the loopholes that would protect American families.
“Our laws no longer prioritize illegal immigrants who are dangerous criminals over American citizens. Nearly nine years to the day 21-year-old Iowan Sarah Root was murdered, the Senate In her honor, we passed Sarah's Law, which closed the loophole that allowed murderers to escape justice,” Ernst said in a statement to Breitbart News.
“Open borders policies are not only wrong, they are cruel. Republicans are securing our borders and closing immigration crime loopholes so no family will have to suffer like the Root family did,” she continued.
“Nearly nine years after Sarah Root of Iowa was murdered by an illegal immigrant, the Senate passed my Sarah’s Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act. We are taking action to ensure that immigrants are not prioritized,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on X @SeanMoran3.
