GOP bill seeks to block illegal immigrants from being armed law enforcement

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced the Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act, a bicameral bill aimed at preventing individuals who are in the United States illegally from possessing firearms or ammunition while employed as law enforcement officers.

The legislation would prohibit illegal immigrants working in law enforcement roles from receiving or carrying firearms and ammunition issued by government entities, such as local police departments.

"Illegal aliens have...