To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of, or who have committed, an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable.
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Latest Action · February 29, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act would make driving while intoxicated or impaired a grounds for deportation and immigration inadmissibility. Under current law, immigrants can only be deported for certain serious crimes, but this bill would add DUI convictions to that list, regardless of whether the conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or felony. The legislation would also prevent any foreign national convicted of or admitting to a DUI from entering the United States. The bill affects immigrants at all stages of the immigration process, from those seeking entry to those already in the country with legal status. The bill contains no specific funding provisions or implementation timelines and would take effect upon passage.
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