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Congress·Passed House·8 months ago

House Passes Bill Making Single DUI Conviction Grounds for Deportation or Entry Ban

Also known as: Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

246–160

Senate
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill changes federal law to say that any non-citizen who is convicted of driving while drunk or impaired by drugs can be deported from the United States.
  • It also prevents people from entering the country if they have a DUI conviction or if they admit to driving while impaired, even if they were not officially convicted in court.
  • The rule applies to all levels of the crime, meaning it does not matter if a local or state government calls the offense a minor misdemeanor or a serious felony.
  • This is a major change because, under current rules, a single DUI conviction is often not enough on its own to result in someone being deported or blocked from entering the country.
  • The bill is named after three people—Jeremy Seay, Angel Seay, and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza—who were killed in accidents involving drivers who were in the country illegally.
ImmigrationCriminal Justice

Milestones

4 milestones17 actions
Jun 27, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 26, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 26, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 160 (Roll no. 183). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2984-2985)

Jun 26, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 160 (Roll no. 183). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2984-2985)

Jun 26, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2993-2994)

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Late 2025

Senate Judiciary Committee reviews the bill

The bill must pass the Senate before it can become law. If the committee advances it and the full Senate passes it, it would go to the President for signature.

2025 or 2026 if enacted

If signed into law, DUI-based deportation and inadmissibility grounds take effect immediately

Any non-citizen with a DUI conviction—past or future—could face deportation proceedings or be denied entry to the U.S. This would apply right away with no phase-in period, since it amends existing sections of immigration law.

Vote Results

1 vote
HousePassedPassageJun 26, 2025

On Passage

246
160
Democrat
37 – 160 · 15
Republican
209 – 0 · 10
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Related News

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Alabama Daily News·8 months ago

U.S. House passes Moore's bill to deport noncitizens who commit DUIs

The House passed the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, which makes noncitizens eligible for deportation if convicted of or admitting to driving while impaired. The bill passed 246-160 with support from 37 Democrats.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 875
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(23)
R: 23

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