On Thursday, more than two-thirds of House Democrats voted against legislation for deporting non-citizens who are convicted of DUIs, though it did pass with bipartisan support.
Fifty-nine Democrats joined with all 215 voting Republicans to approve the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act while 150 Democrats opposed it. Seven lawmakers, including three Republicans and four Democrats, did not cast a vote.
The bill, which seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stipulate that non-citizens “who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired” by drugs or alcohol “are inadmissible and deportable,” was introduced by Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL).
Though Moore said on X that it was “good news” that 59 Democrats “wised up” and voted for his measure, the congressman added that the “bad news is” President Joe Biden “is still allowing thousands of unvetted illegals to flood into our country and endanger American families.”
