Rep. Boozman Votes to Detain Dangerous Aliens

Rep. Boozman Votes to Detain Dangerous Aliens
Votes to protect public from violent criminals who cannot be deported

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) voted to protect the American public from dangerous criminals who cannot be deported, despite entering the United States illegally.

Boozman voted for H.R. 6094, the Community Protection Act of 2006, which passed the House today by a vote of 328-95.

The legislation ensures dangerous illegal immigrants, who cannot be deported from the United States, cannot likewise be released into society.

Under current law, illegal immigrants who are violent criminals are not allowed to be deported back to their home countries if they can convince an immigration judge they would face torture or death if they were to be returned. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security cannot detain these illegal immigrants for more than six months, regardless of past criminal security, or if the illegal immigrant poses a threat to national security.

The legislation also includes provisions to detain and deport illegal aliens who are members of violent criminal gangs.

"Today members of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang, and others like them, are granted temporary protected status," Boozman said. "MS-13 members - which are mostly from El Salvador - are not subject to expedited removal because of a court injunction from the 80s due to a civil war in that county that ended in 1992.

"It is unconscionable to allow illegal immigrants who are convicted murderers, rapists, or have ties with terrorists in their home countries to be allowed to freely walk the streets of America," Boozman said. "There are many immigrants to our country who want nothing more than the American dream, not a nightmare."

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