Elon Musk-backed bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes will get House vote

EXCLUSIVE: The House is set to vote next week on a bill that would order the deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.

The legislation had enthusiastic support just days ago from billionaire Elon Musk, who criticized Democrats who previously opposed it.

The Illegal Alien Violence Against Women Act was first introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace, R.S., last year and passed the House with bipartisan support. All Republican lawmakers voted in favor of the bill, along with 51 House Democrats.

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Elon Musk Backs Rep. Nancy Mace’s Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Sex Crimes (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Because it was not taken up by the old Democratic-controlled SenateHowever, Mace reintroduced the bill on Friday to start the process again in the new 119th Congress.

“Let’s get it passed in both houses of Congress,” Mace wrote on social media over the weekend.

Two sources told Fox News Digital that House Republican leaders intend to hold another vote next week, which would come just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.

It is one of several border security and other conservative policy bills introduced by House Republicans on Friday, the first day of the 119th Congress.

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Mace previously introduced the bill last year. (Getty Images)

Over the weekend, Musk summoned rivals to Democrats who voted against the bill in September.

“There is no excuse. Please publish the list of people who opposed this law and want to keep illegals who are convicted sex offenders in the United States,” Musk wrote on X in response to a conservative influencer discussing the bill. law. “They all need to be removed from office. Every single one of them.”

Republican lawmakers are signaling they don’t want to waste time implementing their agenda after Republicans retained the House while taking the White House and the Senate in November’s elections.

Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never agreed to the bill. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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In addition to Mace returning his bill, Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Mike Collins, R-Ga., also They reintroduced their own legislation which passed the House last year but was not voted on in the Senate.

Roy introduced a bill requiring proof of citizenship in the voter registration process, while Collins is leading legislation to direct federal immigration authorities to detain and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes. , such as shoplifting, as defined by state and local laws. law.

This latest bill is expected to come up for another vote in the House this week.