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AkFemDem

(2,212 posts) Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:01 PM Tuesday

House Passes Bill to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants Charged With Minor Crimes

Source: NYT

House Passes Bill to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants Charged With Minor Crimes

Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in supporting legislation that aims to deport more migrants charged with nonviolent crimes, a first salvo in a broader crackdown.

The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would target undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes for deportation, an opening salvo from a Republican majority that has vowed to deliver on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promised crackdown at the border.

The measure, which drew the support of 48 Democrats as well as all Republicans, appears to be on a path to enactment, having garnered bipartisan backing in the Senate, which plans to take it up on Friday. It is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was killed last year in Georgia by a migrant who had crossed into the United States illegally and was arrested and charged with shoplifting, but was not detained.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/house-bill-migrants-crime-laken-riley.html?

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House Passes Bill to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants Charged With Minor Crimes (Original Post) AkFemDem Tuesday OP

Open season on abusive "interpretation..." hlthe2b Tuesday #1

Not sure if this is an all-inclusive list AkFemDem Tuesday #2

I have concerns with the wording- "charged" vs "convicted". AkFemDem Tuesday #3

Previously: in the US you aren't a criminal until you've been found guilty of a crime. NotHardly Tuesday #4

You're right. It [distinction] kind of went right by me. Der! electric_blue68 Tuesday #7

If they are determined to be here illegally Unladen Swallow Tuesday #8

Detained if charged? Dumpy Tuesday #5

Who are the 48 Democrats that supported this in the House? Polybius Tuesday #6

Here you go MichMan Tuesday #9

Trumped up charges BidenRocks Tuesday #10

Cops don't charge people, District Attorneys do. MichMan Tuesday #12

So much for 'Innocent until PROVEN Guilty in a court of law". mackdaddy Tuesday #11

It's another do nothing bill really jgmiller Tuesday #13

hlthe2b

(107,141 posts)

1. Open season on abusive "interpretation..."

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:04 PM

Tuesday

sigh...

AkFemDem

(2,212 posts)

2. Not sure if this is an all-inclusive list

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:05 PM

Tuesday

But this is what the article says- "The bill would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants charged with burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting, broadening the list of charges that would subject them to being held and potentially deported. "

AkFemDem

(2,212 posts)

3. I have concerns with the wording- "charged" vs "convicted".

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:06 PM

Tuesday

I have no problem deporting criminals... but in the US you aren't a criminal until you've been found guilty of a crime.

NotHardly

(1,446 posts)

4. Previously: in the US you aren't a criminal until you've been found guilty of a crime.

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 03:42 PM

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electric_blue68

(19,091 posts)

7. You're right. It [distinction] kind of went right by me. Der!

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:08 PM

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Even w shoplifting... might be by degree. Some small amount of food, a bit of absolute necessities; maybe should be a payback, or something.

Unladen Swallow

(491 posts)

8. If they are determined to be here illegally

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:45 PM

Tuesday

then they are already guilty of an administrative violation of the INA. The contact with local law enforcement that then puts them on the map of the Federal authorities is the catalyst.

Fellow Democrats in Chicago have been complaining about illegal immigration for a while now.

Dumpy

(51 posts)

5. Detained if charged?

Reply to AkFemDem (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 07:53 PM

Tuesday

Does that mean no bail?

Polybius

(18,653 posts)

6. Who are the 48 Democrats that supported this in the House?

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:03 PM

Tuesday

Will it get 60 votes in the Senate?

MichMan

(13,716 posts)

9. Here you go

Reply to Polybius (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:22 PM

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/politics/laken-riley-act-house-vote-tally-dg/index.html

BidenRocks

(985 posts)

10. Trumped up charges

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:39 PM

Tuesday

by racist cops get people deported.
Do you really trust the Trump empowered officers to pass up an opportunity to be an asshole?

MichMan

(13,716 posts)

12. Cops don't charge people, District Attorneys do.

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 11:03 PM

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mackdaddy

(1,623 posts)

11. So much for 'Innocent until PROVEN Guilty in a court of law".

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 10:40 PM

Tuesday

Take another chunk out of the Constitution.

jgmiller

(455 posts)

13. It's another do nothing bill really

Reply to AkFemDem (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 11:27 PM

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If you are in the US illegally you are already subject to detention and deportation. Telling the federal authorities to detain and deport them is basically telling them to do their job. I agree people, even illegal aliens are protected by innocent until proven guilty but I really don't think it has any bearing here.

They just want to pass this so they can say they did something.

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