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

Sponsor: Barry Moore (Republican-AL)January 31, 2025

AI-generated ?

Report an error

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

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

Blocks non-citizens with DUI offenses from entering or staying in the U.S.

This bill would make it harder for non-citizens with a history of driving while intoxicated or impaired (DWI/DUI) to enter or remain in the United States. It would specifically add DWI/DUI offenses as reasons why someone could be denied entry or deported. This changes current law, which generally does not make a single DWI/DUI a standalone reason for inadmissibility or deportation.

What Would Change

Today, a single DWI/DUI conviction generally isn't a standalone reason to deny a non-citizen entry or deport them, unless it's considered a more serious crime. If this bill becomes law, non-citizens with DWI/DUI offenses would explicitly be blocked from entering the U.S., and those with convictions would be deportable, regardless of the offense's severity.

Key Provisions

Blocks non-citizens from entering the U.S. if they have been convicted of or admit to a driving while intoxicated or impaired (DWI/DUI) offense.
Makes non-citizens already in the U.S. deportable if they have a conviction for a driving while intoxicated or impaired (DWI/DUI) offense.
Applies these rules regardless of whether the DWI/DUI offense is a misdemeanor or felony under any federal, state, tribal, or local law.