GOP Sen TedCruz and Sen ChuckGrassley joined RepBice on Friday to reintroduce Kate's Law, which would toughen penalties for illegal immigrants with criminal histories who are caught at the border.
GOP Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Rep. Stephanie Bice on Friday to reintroduce Kate's Law, which would establish a minimum five-year sentence for any noncitizen with multiple convictions or an aggravated felony.“We need tougher penalties for individuals who re-enter our country illegally, especially those who do so with a long rap sheet to their name,” Grassley said in a statement. “It’s dangerous and unjust to let these criminals off the hook.
“Eight years ago, when I first introduced Kate’s Law, I was just as shocked and dismayed that Kate Steinle was killed by an illegal felon who had reentered the U.S. as I am today,” Cruz said. “Almost a decade has gone by since this shooting, and we have yet to strengthen federal law to prevent a tragedy like this from recurring.”
In several known instances, some immigrants were released despite being affiliated with gangs or having lied about their age and background. In two separate cases, a Virginia woman and a Florida man were murdered by immigrants released into their communities. Federal law permits Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest any person in the United States who does not have legal standing to be in the country. However, because more than 11 million illegal immigrants are present and ICE has fewer than 6,000 officers in its Enforcement and Removal Operations arm, the agency has had to prioritize who it will target, as was also done during the Obama administration.
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