‘Serious consequences’: Ted Cruz gives a strong warning to illegal immigrants fleeing the border patrol
First on the fox: Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texastriggers a new impetus for targeting illegal immigrants fleeing the police – named after the agent of the border patrol killed in the persecution of illegal foreigners.
Cruz re -introduces the Senate version of the Officer of the Agent of Agent Raul Gonzalez.
The draft was named Raul Gonzalez border patrol agentwho died in the collision of a vehicle in Texas in 2022 while persecuting illegal immigrants. The proposal of the law would make it not to be released to the agent of border patrol with a criminal offense of punishment for up to two years in prison.
Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, speaks during the hearing of the Senate Committee on External Relations in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
If the agent of border patrol sustained injuries during the vehicle in search of an illegal migrant, the perpetrator may receive a sentence in the range of at least five years to a maximum of 20 years in prison. In cases where the agent loses his life during the chase, the bill prescribes a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, extending to a potential life sentence. Each of these offenses can also carry up to $ 250,000.
Furthermore, it requires that the Ministry of Justice reports to the Congress how often the persecution of illegal aliens for endangered agents of the border patrol.
“This legislation pays tribute to the victim of agent Raul Gonzalez, the younger, who lost his life in search of individuals who avoided capturing,” Cruz said in a Fox News Digital statement.
The agent of the American border patrol stands on a cliff looking for migrants that crossed the border wall between the US -a Mexico near the city of Sasabe in Arizona, on Sunday, January 2, 2022. (Salwan Georges/Washington Post via Getty Images)
“Sends a clear message that if you endanger American lives, you will face serious consequences,” he said. “This proposal of the law is a critical step towards protecting our communities and providing criminals can no longer use past failures.”
The draft re -introduced Rev. Juan Ciscomani, R-ARIZ.
This is one of the entries of the laws that are introduced or re-introduced in the Congress when there is a control of GOP and the Chamber and a new mood in Washington, and it seems more sensitive to firmer consequences for illegal immigrationwith Trump’s administration launched enormous border security and anti-and-and-elegal immigration act.
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Congress adopted the Laken Riley Law in January, which prescribes the federal custody of illegal immigrants accused of theft criminal offenses. President Donald Trump He would sign the account later in January.
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In the meantime, Cruz re -introduced the law of “Justice for Jocelyn”, which would require every ice bed to be filled before any editions of illegal immigrants in the interior. The name was named after Jocelyn Nungaray, who was allegedly killed by two illegal immigrants.
Fox News’ Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
