House Moves on Legislation to Expedite Deportations

The House is one step closer to considering Rep. Brandon Gill’s, R-Texas, major legislative overhaul of how illegal aliens are deported from the United States.

A proposed bill called the Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act has passed out of the House Judiciary Committee and now may go before the full House for a floor vote. The legislation would reform the Immigration and Nationality Act by giving law enforcement more authority to swiftly remove individuals who have entered the country unlawfully and have committed offenses against members of a vulnerable group or are a part of a criminal or terrorist organization. 

Gill told The Daily Signal that “for far too long, Democrat leaders have allowed illegal aliens to get away with unspeakable crimes on our soil, turning a blind eye to the suffering American families who call this land home.”

“It’s time to empower our brave men and women in law enforcement to get foreign bad actors out of our country quickly, before they have a chance to cause more pain,” Gill added.

The legislation could be a boon to the Trump administration’s efforts to get illegal immigration under control. The administration has effectively shut down illegal immigration on the southern border, secured billions in additional funding for border security in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” and is implementing mass deportations to enforce federal law. President Donald Trump has also designated major drug cartels and criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations in an effort to combat their activities in the United States.

Gill’s legislation would give law enforcement more legal authority to quickly remove criminal illegal aliens whose removal can be tied up in court for years under the current system. It explicitly allows law enforcement to remove an illegal alien if they have committed a felony or misdemeanor against a member of a vulnerable group.

The bill defines a vulnerable group as a child who is younger than 16, a pregnant woman, a person with severe mental or physical disability, or a person who is older than 65 years old. Expediting immigration enforcement comes at a time when the United States is still reeling after millions of illegal aliens entered the country during the Biden administration.

Gill’s legislation is co-sponsored by Reps. Barry Moore of Alabama, Wesley Hunt of Texas, Randy Fine of Florida, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Chip Roy of Texas, Troy Nehls of Texas, Michael Cloud of Texas, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, and Ben Cline of Virginia.

Congress also passed the Laken Riley Act earlier this year, which strengthened penalties for illegal aliens charged with serious crimes. That legislation was named in honor of Laken Riley, an American nursing student who was killed by an illegal alien in Georgia while she was out jogging on Feb. 22, 2024.

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