III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 71 Expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Mrs. FISCHER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that aliens convicted of drunk driving offenses qualify as a public safety threat for the purposes of immigration enforcement. Whereas Sarah Root of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died at the hands of a drunk driver who was not lawfully present in the United States; Whereas the mission of the immigration enforcement process is to ensure the safety of our communities; and Whereas drunk driving and aliens convicted of drunk driving are a threat to public safety of the United States, and to say otherwise is offensive to both the victims of drunk driving offenses and those who seek to enforce criminal statutes related to drunk driving: Now, therefore, be it VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Feb 24, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR71.IS SR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 71 IS Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that any 1 guidance issued by the Department of Homeland Security 2 or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it re- 3 lates to immigration enforcement and removal of aliens 4 should not deprioritize the removal of aliens convicted of— 5 (1) drunk driving or otherwise driving under 6 the influence; or 7 (2) any crime which includes as an element an 8 act of assault or violence. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:35 Feb 24, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR71.IS SR71 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS