Fox’s first appearance: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduces a bill that would give state and local governments the power to enforce federal immigration laws, including assisting with deportation of illegal immigrants, in response to numerous crimes committed by illegal immigrants. are doing.
Blackburn’s Criminal Alien Removal Act Enforcement (CLEAR) Act allows states to “investigate, identify, apprehend, apprehend, detain, or remove aliens in the United States into federal custody.” This means that the law provides an explicit authority that the person has the authority to do so. (including transporting aliens across state lines to detention facilities), for the purpose of assisting the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws in the course of carrying out daily operations. ”
invoice It also limits certain federal funding to “sanctuary” states and localities and denies them cooperation with federal law enforcement agencies, which was implemented by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and by the Biden administration. This will be the same measure as the one that was rescinded.
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, introduced the bill in response to numerous crimes against Americans. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The bill would also require the Department of Homeland Security to provide the Department of Justice with information about illegal immigrants who have received final removal orders, voluntary departure agreements, visa overstays, or visa revocations.
It would also require states and local governments to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information about illegal immigrants apprehended in their states. Next, DHS should provide states with assistance such as rapid detainment of illegal immigrants, training, detention space, and grants to support immigration law enforcement.
Mr. Blackburn highlighted two recent crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants as evidence of why this bill is needed.
“The recent murders of Laken Riley in Georgia and a 2-year-old in Maryland by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record are as tragic as the abuse of a boy in Tennessee by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record,” Blackburn said. It was completely avoidable.” In her statement, she said her bill would help protect communities and discourage deportations.
President Biden walks along the U.S.-Mexico border on January 8, 2023, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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The deaths have heightened attention to the ongoing crisis at the country’s southern border, which is already the country’s biggest political issue. President Biden and former President Trump visited the border on Thursday.
Republicans have blamed the crisis on the administration’s policies, and Blackburn said President Biden’s “open border policies and refusal to enforce rules on the books are allowing illegal activity across the country.” House Republicans recently impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his alleged dereliction of duty, and he is currently on trial in the Senate.
Biden and Democrats instead argued that the border needs more funding from Congress and reforms to repair a “broken” system. Biden on Thursday endorsed a bipartisan Senate bill that has so far failed to garner enough support.
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The deal includes $1.4 billion in funding for cities and NGOs hosting migrants, measures to combat fentanyl smuggling and limits on asylum applications. It also plans to increase the number of detention beds to 50,000 and increase the number of immigration inspectors. But conservatives oppose the move, saying it is insufficient to stem the crisis and would normalize high levels of illegal immigration, as high as 5,000 people a day.
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Mr. Biden accused opponents of the bill of capitulating to politics, saying on Thursday that senators opposed to the bill should “put politics aside and focus on the merits of the bill, not on whether it benefits either party.” We need to pass the bill based on this.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and DHS for comment.
