The House on Friday passed legislation to deport noncitizens convicted of drunken driving, reported Breitbart.
The legislation, the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, was introduced by Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., in honor of a couple from his district who were killed by a migrant drunken driver while they were riding a motorcycle.
"Their lives were cut short by the senseless act," Moore told the Alabama Daily News. "Tragedies like this are not uncommon across this country."
Republicans overwhelmingly supported the bill, while 160 Democrats opposed the measure.
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