Sen. Joni Ernst is reintroducing a bill that would require federal authorities to take into custody illegal immigrants charged with killing someone.
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is reintroducing legislation that would require federal authorities to take into custody illegal immigrants charged with killing someone, closing what she says is a 'loophole' in federal law as the Senate moves forward on a number of bills cracking down on illegal immigration. Ernst is reviving an effort to pass 'Sarah’s Law.' It is named after Sarah Root, a 21-year-old Iowa woman killed by a drunken driver in the U.S. illegally.
The bill would require ICE to take into custody illegal immigrants who are arrested and charged with causing the death or serious injury of another. It also requires that upon encountering an illegal immigrant subject to mandatory detention, ICE must make reasonable efforts to identify victims and inform their families.
Last week, a dozen Senate Democrats voted to advance the Laken Riley Act to full debate in the upper chamber. That bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed last year by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant, would require ICE to detain illegal immigrants who commit theft-related crimes. It passed the House with the support of all Republicans and 48 Democrats.
Other lawmakers are introducing legislation to reinstate the Remain-in-Mexico policy, which kept migrants in Mexico for the duration of their asylum hearings. Fox News' Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
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