S-3833 : Still Just a Bill

The "Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act" (S. 3833) aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens inadmissible and deportable if they have been convicted of, admit to having committed, or admit to committing acts that constitute the essential elements of, driving while intoxicated or impaired.

The key provisions of the bill include:

• Inadmissibility: Amends Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render any alien inadmissible if they have a DUI/DWI conviction or admit to acts constituting such an offense, regardless of whether it's classified as a misdemeanor or felony under federal, state, tribal, or local law.
• Deportability: Amends Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make any alien deportable if convicted of a DUI/DWI offense, irrespective of its classification as a misdemeanor or felony under federal, state, tribal, or local law.

In essence, this bill seeks to strengthen immigration law by explicitly addressing and penalizing DUI/DWI offenses committed by aliens, potentially leading to their inadmissibility to or removal from the United States.