{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=1125", "House Passes Labrador Bill to Combat Gang Violence", "2017-09-14", "2017", "2017-09", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Ra\u00fal Labrador", "L000573", "labrador.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0FOR MORE INFORMATION:\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThursay | September 14, 2017\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Todd Winer \u2013 202.495.8546\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dan Popkey \u2013 208.800.1565\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\tHOUSE PASSES LABRADOR BILL TO \r\n\r\n\tCOMBAT GANG VIOLENCE   \r\n\t\u00a0\r\n\r\n\tWASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0\u2013Today, the U.S. House passed legislation introduced by Rep. Ra\u00fal Labrador (R-ID), Chairman of the House Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee, to combat gang violence by criminal aliens. H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act, bars alien gang members from coming to the U.S. and detains and removes them if they are criminal gang members or participate in gang activity.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThe House is taking strong action today to deal with the ever-growing threat of transnational criminal gangs,\u201d said Rep. Labrador, who managed the bill on the House floor. \u201cFor too long, these gangs have exploited our broken immigration system to illegally enter our country with the express purpose of victimizing innocent Americans. The bill we passed today will make it easier to deport alien gang members and will make our communities safer.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cThis is the third time this year the House has passed portions of the Davis-Oliver Act, which I introduced in May, to strengthen immigration enforcement.\u00a0 I\u2019m proud to have introduced today\u2019s bill with Chairman Goodlatte, Rep. Comstock, and Rep. King; and I thank my colleagues for passing it.\u201d\r\n\r\n\tAccording to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), membership in violent transnational gangs such as MS-13 is comprised largely of foreign-born nationals. H.R. 3697 enhances public safety by ensuring that alien gang members are kept off our streets. Additionally, it ensures that criminal alien gang members are not eligible for immigration benefits, such as asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, and temporary protected status.\r\n\r\n\tH.R. 3697 was taken from the Davis-Oliver Act, which Rep. Labrador introduced to strengthen immigration enforcement.\u00a0 On June 29, the House passed two other bills that were originally part of Davis-Oliver: Kate\u2019s Lawand the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act.\r\n\r\n\tRep. Labrador introduced H.R. 3697 with Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA.); and Rep. Peter King (R-NY).\r\n\r\n\tTo watch Rep. Labrador\u2019s House floor speech, please click here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=1125"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8696797303855419, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}