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The speaker describes a scenario of a trendy illegal immigrant arriving at the U.S. Southwest border during the 2023 crisis, aided by taxpayer-funded NGOs, and released into the interior with a notice to appear in immigration court. He asserts the person will file a bare-bones, frivolous asylum application, aided by another NGO, and that due to a nearly 4,000,000-case immigration court backlog, the case will take years to be heard. In the meantime, the individual is said to move to a major city, receive taxpayer-funded benefits, commit crimes, be supported by sanctuary-city leadership, and be defended by Democrats who oppose strict immigration laws. The process allegedly drags on with continuances and motions, and years later an immigration judge supposedly denies the asylum claim. The individual is said to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which allegedly takes months or years, followed by appellate denial in a federal court of appeals. The speaker charges that federal departments and courts expend many taxpayer dollars on such cases, all to deport an apparently frivolous claimant.
The focal policy proposal is the expedited removal of criminal aliens act, described as straightforward: criminal aliens cannot misuse the asylum system and must be detained and deported quickly if they are in the U.S. with certain criminal convictions. The speaker notes that current law already permits expedited removal for aggravated felon aliens, who are considered ineligible for asylum and relief and are presumed deportable; this is said to be constitutionally upheld by every federal court of appeals that has addressed it. The bill would expand categories of criminal aliens who may face removal proceedings when in criminal custody and authorize the Department of Homeland Security to place additional criminals in expedited removal. It would allow fast-track deportation for non-lawful permanent residents who are in a gang, transnational criminal organization, or foreign terrorist organization, or who have been convicted of dangerous crimes.
The bill’s specified conviction categories include: any felony; any misdemeanor against a member of a vulnerable group; any assault on a law enforcement officer; any sexual offense; any crime of domestic violence; any stalking; any crime against children; sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of minors; sexual abuse of a minor; any activity involving child sexual exploitation; or any violation of a protective order. The term “vulnerable group” covers a child under 16, a pregnant woman, a person with severe disability, and seniors over 65. The speaker cites a poll claiming 78% of Americans support deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, including nearly 70% of Democrats, and asserts broad public support for tougher immigration action while criticizing Democrats’ handling of border policy. He accuses Democrats of previously expanding border openings, cites alleged prior high border encounters, millions of entrants, and 2,000,000 “gotaways,” along with terrorists allegedly released and a record immigration court backlog, blaming the Democrats for a perceived border crisis. He argues recent House actions and votes against border-security measures and declares the bill a step toward securing the border and reforming immigration policy, urging support. He concludes by urging colleagues to back the expedited removal of criminal aliens act.