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SRES 71 117th Congress Senate Immigration Assault and harassment offenses Border security and unlawful immigration Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Immigration status and procedures Roads and highways Transportation safety and security Violent crime

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement.

Introduced: February 24, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that any guidance from the Department of Homeland Security on immigration enforcement should not deprioritize the removal of aliens convicted of drunk driving or any crime which includes an element of assault or violence.

What's happening now February 24, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S865)

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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 24, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 24, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 71: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-71/
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"S. Res. 71: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-71/.
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S. Res. 71, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-71/.
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[S. Res. 71: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-71/)
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