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India Today
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Drunk driving in US could get illegal immigrants deported, if new bill is passed
Immigrants in the US might now end up facing not just prison but also deportation for driving under the influence. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of driving or admitted to the offence of driving under the influence of bill was introduced by conservative Representative Barry Moore, and was passed on Thursday by a 246 to 160 vote, according to a report by Fox Republicans voted against the bill, and it was opposed by 160 Democrats, the report added. Several Democrats also voted in favour of the bill. Republican Moore said the House vote signals tougher consequences for undocumented DUI offenders who endanger American lives."Today's vote in the House sends a clear message: if you are a guest in this country, and you break our laws and put American lives at risk by driving under the influence, there will be consequences," Moore said in a statement issued on Thursday."I introduced the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act because too many families in Alabama and across the nation have experienced tragedy due to illegals driving under the influence when they should never have been here in the first place," he OPPOSED THE BILL, CALL IT FEARMONGERINGadvertisementDemocrats who opposed the bill argued it was an attempt at fearmongering.A US Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon said there was a lack of evidence linking immigration to drunk-driving."I participated in the judiciary hearings that led to this bill being sent to the floor, and I carefully reviewed the majority report. There's absolutely no evidence in that hearing or report showing a causal connection between immigration status and drunk driving," Scanlon said when the House Rules Committee debated the bill earlier this week, according to Fox News."And most notably, for all this talk, this legislation takes no real meaningful action to repair our broken immigration system," she bill, named the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, is so bill is named after Jeremy and Angel Seay, a couple from Moore's own community who were killed by an illegal immigrant who was found to have been drunk driving, Fox News reported, citing is also named in honour of Brandon Mendoza, a slain Arizona police officer who was killed by an illegal immigrant driving under the bill must now pass the Senate before being sent to President Donald Trump for final approval.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Drunk driving will get you deported from US immediately under new Act. Know details
The House passed legislation in which DUI will get illegal immigrants deported out of US. The House passed a bill that would allow the immediate deportations of illegal immigrants who drive under the influence. The bill was introduced by conservative Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala. , and passed by a 246 to 160 vote. No Republicans voted against the bill but 160 Democrats opposed the bill. The legislation would have to be taken up by the Senate and then signed into law by President Donald Trump to go into effect. "Today's vote in the House sends a clear message: if you are a guest in this country, and you break our laws and put American lives at risk by driving under the influence, there will be consequences," Moore said. Democrats who voted for the legislation include Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as moderate Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., Don Davis, D-N.C., and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., among others. Democrats who opposed the passage of the bill argued that it was an attempt at fearmongering. "I participated in the judiciary hearings that led to this bill being sent to the floor, and I carefully reviewed the majority report. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo There's absolutely no evidence in that hearing or report showing a causal connection between immigration status and drunk driving," Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., said when the House Rules Committee debated the bill earlier this week. "And most notably, for all this talk, this legislation takes no real meaningful action to repair our broken immigration system." What is the Act? How will it affect? The full name of the Act is the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act. It is named after Jeremy and Angel Seaym, a couple from Moore who were killed by an illegal immigrant who was driving under the influence. The name also included Brandon Mendoza, a police officer, who was killed by an illegal immigrant who was driving under the influence. If convicted of DUI, non-citizens will get deported under this Act.
Fox News
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
37 House Dems vote with GOP to deport illegal immigrant drunk drivers
A bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of driving while under the influence (DUI) netted the support of 37 House Democrats on Thursday. The bill was introduced by conservative Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., and passed by a 246 to 160 vote. No Republican voted against the bill, and it was opposed by 160 Democrats. Democrats who voted for the legislation include Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as moderate Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., Jared Golden, D-Maine, Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., Don Davis, D-N.C., and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., among others. "Today's vote in the House sends a clear message: if you are a guest in this country, and you break our laws and put American lives at risk by driving under the influence, there will be consequences," Moore said. The bill is named after Jeremy and Angel Seay, a couple from Moore's own community who were killed by an illegal immigrant who was found to have been drunk driving, Moore said. It's also named after slain Arizona police officer Brandon Mendoza, who was killed by an illegal immigrant found to have been driving under the influence. Democrats who opposed the bill argued it was an attempt at fearmongering. "I participated in the judiciary hearings that led to this bill being sent to the floor, and I carefully reviewed the majority report. There's absolutely no evidence in that hearing or report showing a causal connection between immigration status and drunk driving," Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., said when the House Rules Committee debated the bill earlier this week. "And most notably, for all this talk, this legislation takes no real meaningful action to repair our broken immigration system." But Moore said he was "amazed" that 160 Democrats voted against the bill. "It just shows that if it comes to anything about holding illegal immigrants accountable, even if it's killing our own people in drunk driving cases, they're against any kind of reforms on immigration," Moore said. House Democrats' senior leadership are among the 160 who voted against the bill, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. The legislation would have to be taken up by the Senate and then signed into law by President Donald Trump to go into effect.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘It's a loss for the community' ERCGP CEO speaks on canceled Erie recycling facility plans
The International Recycling Group (IRG) announced Thursday that plans for their $300 million plastic recycling plant have been canceled. IRG purchased property on East Lake Road back in 2022 with plans to build a recycling facility and now the company is scrapping those plans due to financial challenges. The International Recycling Group has canceled its plans to build a plastics recycling plant on East Lake Road, citing several difficulties in financing the $300 million project. An announcement from IRG Thursday morning cited that a funding hold issued by the U.S. Department of Energy and the expectation of tariffs increasing development costs are among the reasons for cancellation. IRG cancels plans for $300 million Erie recycling facility The CEO of the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership (ERCGP) said the project is a significant loss for the Erie region. 'It's a loss for the community and we're obviously frustrated with it, but it's also very important to realize that the Erie region right now has a lot of momentum, and while this slows some of it, we still have plenty of other projects and business investment,' said Brandon Mendoza, CEO of the ERCGP. The scrapped project was funded by both local and state-level investments and was set to receive a $192 million loan from the Environmental Protection Agency. Mendoza said the partnership is working to secure $5 million given to IRG from the Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program for use in other investments. New International Recycling plant aims to combat climate change in Erie We visited what would've been the site for the IRG recycling plant on East Lake Road, which would have brought a lot of jobs, people coming to work at this site here, but now the future is uncertain for this property. 'This was very high-level, advanced manufacturing, and it was definitely a longer-term investment that would've brought a lot of jobs. But really, it would've also helped out our plastic manufacturing sector here,' Mendoza said. A statement from IRG's CEO Mitch Hecht said 'We brought the IRG project to Erie with the intention of creating high-paying, family-sustaining jobs.' Two major Erie projects set to receive combined $8 million He went on to say 'I am personally devastated after 18 years of working to bring this vision to a reality that we have failed to overcome these challenges.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
