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 the U.S. are eligible for the decease punishment successful each 50 states.

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

It would marque those criminals eligible for beingness successful situation oregon the decease punishment if convicted of first-degree murder.

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

Such a measure would fortify national prosecutors' claims of jurisdiction implicit specified crimes, adjacent successful states wherever the decease punishment is abolished.

"We tin clasp those individuals accountable astatine the national level due to the fact that they're present illegally. And present we are with that legislation," Luttrell told Fox News Digital connected Wednesday.

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

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

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

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

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This representation shows the borderline partition separating Mexico from the U.S. successful the San Diego sector. (Fox News)

Luttrell said he's hopeful astatine slightest immoderate Democrats volition enactment the measure arsenic well.

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"I bash not tally distant from those conversations astatine all, due to the fact that I deliberation it's necessary. That shows the American radical that we're moving unneurotic connected this. The American nationalist voted for this medication due to the fact that of the border," helium said.

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