The Lower House approves legislation that seeks to deport immigrants who drive drunk or drugged. It is unclear what future HR 6976 has in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
A legislator from this bench has criticized that the bill could lead to the forced separation of families. About 1 million arrests are made each year in the United States for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, there are no figures that establish that immigrants are overrepresented in the numbers.