Said during the measure’s floor discussion that “this is once again a bill that widens the highway to [President] Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.”
Only 51 Democratic members voted in favor of Mace’s measure during the previous Congress in September 2024, which passed the House 266 to 158. Under the leadership of Senate.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the measure was defeated in the Senate, and on January 3, Mace was forced to resubmit the legislation that cracks down on illegal immigration.