Texas Republicans pushing for death penalty in all 50 states for undocumented murderers

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

Texas Republicans pushing for death penalty in all 50 states for undocumented murderers

GOP lawmakers seek to close ‘dangerous loophole’ preventing local prosecutors from seeking capital punishment for most serious crimes

Joe Sommerlad
Friday 09 May 2025 14:13 BST

Texas Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have issued two bills that, if passed by Congress, would empower the federal government to seek to have undocumented migrants convicted of murder put to death in all 50 states, including those in which executions are currently banned.

The “Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act” in the House and the “Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act” in the Senate are ultimately likely to be combined into one legislative package and would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order in January seeking justice for American citizens killed by perpetrators who arrived in the country unlawfully.

“Violent predators who enter our country illegally and brutally murder American citizens should be subject to the death penalty as a consequence of their heinous actions,” said Senator John Cornyn in a statement introducing the upper chamber’s bill, co-signed by a dozen of his GOP peers.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/death-penalty-undocumented-murderers-republicans-b2747945.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/texas-republicans-pushing-death-penalty-131305863.html

[walkingman]

1. Interesting to see Senator Cornyn and Texas AG Paxton playing

competing "tough guys" as their race for 2026 Texas Senator heats up. Hopefully they will self-destruct and Texas will finally elect a decent human being - it has been a long time.

Sen. Cornyn has basically done nothing for most his tenure in the Senate, and AG Paxton has proven beyond a reasonable doubt he is nothing but an asshole - over and over.

Surely Texas will wake at some point and stop pushing the totally negative image of Texas worldwide. I am tired of being embarrassed by my elected officials - we can and must do better.