Immig-crackdown bills pass in House

The House on Thursday passed two bills aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants and the cities that grant them sanctuary.

Kate’s Law would increase penalties for people who sneak back into America after being deported, with some facing up to 10 years in the slammer.

The measure is named for Kate Steinle, who was shot and killed in San Francisco on July 1, 2015, allegedly by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times.

The other bill, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, requires that local authorities honor federal detainer requests placed on illegal immigrants so they can be picked up to face deportation.

Failure to comply would cost municipalities federal funding for law-enforcement efforts.

The Justice Department has already threatened New York City with the loss of $4.3 million in anti-crime grants over its “sanctu- ary city” policies, and in April, it gave officials until Friday to prove they aren’t violating federal law.

Mayor de Blasio called both bills “un-American.”

“New York City has hit on the right approach to make this the safest big city in the country: welcome immigrant communities to build trust and cooperation with local law enforcement,” he said.

President Trump hailed the passage of the measures on Thursday and urged the Senate to follow suit so he could sign them into law.

“These were bills I campaigned on and that are vital to our public safety and national security,” the president said.

Both had passed largely along party lines in the Republicancontrolled House.

The Senate, which has rejected previous versions of both bills, is expected to consider the legislation after its Fourth of July recess.