Illegal Immigrant Murderers Could Face Death Penalty Under New Gop Bill

FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican is seeking to guarantee illegal immigrants who perpetrate execution successful nan U.S. are eligible for nan decease punishment successful each 50 states.

Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is introducing a measure connected Thursday called nan Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murder Act, which would found a caller people of national criminal offenses specifically directed astatine convicted murderers who are successful nan state illegally.

It would make those criminals eligible for life successful situation aliases nan decease punishment if convicted of first-degree murder.

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Rep. Morgan Luttrell is introducing a measure to heighten penalties connected forbidden immigrants who perpetrate murder.

Such a measure would fortify national prosecutors' claims of jurisdiction complete specified crimes, moreover successful states wherever nan decease punishment is abolished.

"We tin clasp those individuals accountable astatine nan national level because they're present illegally. And present we are pinch that legislation," Luttrell told Fox News Digital connected Wednesday.

He said portion of nan impetus for nan authorities was a case successful his location authorities of Texas successful 2023 erstwhile a man who had been deported aggregate times was arrested for sidesplitting 5 group successful nan U.S.

President Donald Trump signed an executive bid successful January mandating nan decease punishment for forbidden immigrants who perpetrate "all crimes of a severity demanding its use" and for group who execution constabulary officers. (AP)

"That feline shouldn't person been present arsenic well. He had been deported a mates times, snuck backmost crossed nan border, and now this happened. It's clip for america to measurement successful and do this," Luttrell said.

It's besides spurred partially by President Donald Trump, who signed an executive bid successful January mandating nan decease punishment for forbidden immigrants who perpetrate "all crimes of a severity demanding its use" and for group who execution constabulary officers.

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This image shows nan separator wall separating Mexico from nan U.S. successful nan San Diego sector. (Fox News)

Luttrell said he's hopeful astatine slightest immoderate Democrats will support nan measure arsenic well.

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"I do not tally distant from those conversations astatine all, because I deliberation it's necessary. That shows nan American group that we're moving together connected this. The American nationalist voted for this management because of nan border," he said.

Luttrell's measure is backed by 7 House Republican co-sponsors, including Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas.