WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- The House Judiciary Committee voted 22-11 Thursday to advance a Republican-backed bill targeting sanctuary immigration policies, sending the measure to the House floor for a full vote despite firm Democratic opposition.
"This bill is for you," Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said. "To Americans across the country who found yourselves at the mercy of criminal gangs and thugs imported by the Democrats' open border policies, this bill is for you."
McClintock late last month introduced the "End Sanctuary Policies Act," which would restrict federal funding for jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
If passed, the bill would allow federal officers to more easily detain and deport undocumented immigrants who commit crimes by requiring greater cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials.
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