Peach Tree Times

All five Democratic House members from Georgia were "nay" votes on H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act, a bill which would’ve required federal officials to detain migrants accused of assaulting law enforcement until deportation. 

Reps. Sanford Bishop, Hank Johnson, Lucy McBath, David Scott, and Nikema Williams joined 143 of their Democrat colleagues in opposing the bill, which ultimately passed 265 to 148.

The Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "to take custody of any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who meets certain inadmissibility criteria and is arrested for, is charged with, is convicted of, or admits to assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder." 

The bill was introduced in the House in February 2024 and, while it passed on May 15, all five Democratic members of Georgia's House delegation — Reps. Sanford Bishop, Hank Johnson, Lucy McBath, David Scott, and Nikema Williams — voted against it.

A recent report from Restoration News found that over 500 illegal alien alleged criminals were arrested in April alone. This figure included 20 illegal aliens arrested on murder charges.

According to the analysis, in April, 31 illegal immigrants were taken into custody by law enforcement in Georgia and charged with crimes including drug trafficking, battery, kidnapping, murder, and sexual abuse and assault of a child.

Since President Biden took office, over 7.2 million illegal immigrants have entered the United States. According to a report from Fox News, this figure is larger than the population of 36 US States.