A bill aimed at deporting illegal immigrants from the U.S. if they assault a police officer passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening.
It's one of several pieces of legislation that House Republican leaders are putting up for a vote this week as part of National Police Week, Fox News reports.
The bill passed with a 265 to 148 vote, with 54 Democrats voting with the GOP. The bill is called the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act and is led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J.
The bill would require illegal immigrants to be detained by federal authorities until they can be deported. It would also "create a new category for migrant inadmissibility" specifically dealing with illegal immigrants who were accused of assaulting police, Van Drew said.
