Cruz proposes life sentences for illegal aliens if Border Patrol agent is killed in pursuit

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is set to introduce the Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, proposing federal penalties for illegal migrants evading Border Patrol officers during motor vehicle pursuits. An offense could lead to a life sentence if an officer is killed.

It further requires that the Department of Justice report to Congress about how often they are prosecuting illegal aliens for endangering Border Patrol agents, "because these agents are risking their lives on a daily basis and yet they're serving an administration where the political leadership not only doesn't have their backs but undermine them on a daily basis," Cruz told Fox News Digital in an interview. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

"One of the worst consequences of this border crisis is the threat to public safety where traffickers will load a car or truck stacked with illegal immigrants and then engage in high speed chases with Border Patrol agents, or law enforcement, and crash the cars, crash the trucks — and we're seeing people killed regularly," said Cruz, who sits on the immigration and border safety subcommittee.