Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025
Key claim: The bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground to bar non-U.S. nationals from admission to the United States and, upon conviction, a ground for deportation.
Abstract
(HR875 · 119th Congress) Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. The bar to admission shall apply to an individual who has been convicted of the offense or has admitted to having committed the acts which constitute the elements of the offense. As a ground for deportability, the individual must have been convicted of the offense. Latest action (2025-06-27): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Why this matters
The bill would make any DUI/DWI conviction — including first-offense misdemeanors under state law — a categorical basis to deny admission or remove non-citizens, including long-term lawful permanent residents. Because DUI is a common state offense currently reached only indirectly through crime-involving-moral-turpitude or aggravated felony analysis, expressly listing it would substantially broaden the population of non-citizens exposed to removal and visa denial.