Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill would block federal payouts to illegal immigrants separated under Trump

Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, introduced legislation Monday morning that would prohibit settlement payments to illegal immigrants of any amount as part of litigation filed by criminals suing the federal government.

Titled “We’re Not Paying You to Break Our Laws Act,” the bill would bar the Justice Department from paying out legal settlements up to $450,000 per asylum seeker or $1 million per family to those who were separated at the border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” illegal immigration policies.

“In Biden‘s America, it is better to be a criminal than a law enforcement officer,” the conservative Colorado freshman said in a statement. “Over half of Border Patrol agents may be fired because of Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees, but illegal aliens get a free pass into our country and could receive a $450,000 check. For contrast, the highest-paid Border Patrol agents make less than half that in yearly salary after 20 years of service.”… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)