there are times that the democrat party really mystifies me;

House Democrats are getting skewered after 159 voted against the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would more easily allow illegal migrant criminals to be deported.

The legislation, which passed with bipartisan support on Tuesday 264 – 159, was named to honor the late Laken Riley, 22, a college student who was murdered by repeat criminal Jose Ibarra.

Ibarra, a Venezuelan national, had entered the U.S. illegally and committed numerous crimes before eventually murdering the nursing student in February 2024.

Ibarra was arrested in New York for endangering a child and was cited in Georgia for shoplifting, but wasn’t detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before Riley’s murder despite being known to authorities.

He was later convicted in November of 10 charges, including murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault with intent to rape and more for Riley’s death.

The Laken Riley Act requires ICE to detain migrants who have been charged with theft and other crimes. It also enables individual states to sue the federal government if it or its citizens are harmed by immigration related actions.

On Tuesday, 159 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley Act.

‘What in the world? 159 Democrats voted against the Laken Riley act. Why would you in favor of rapists and murderers?’ Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said on X after the vote.

Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., similarly posted on X: ‘Today, we passed the Laken Riley Act to ensure illegal aliens who commit theft offenses, like her killer, are deported before they can reoffend. Shamefully, 159 Democrats voted against it.’.........more.........