The legislation passed the House last January with bipartisan support but died in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

T he House of Representatives passed on Thursday the Agent Raul Gonzalez Safety Act, which determines that migrants who evade Border Patrol in high-speed chases become ineligible

The legislation would increase penalties for citizens and allow anyone who is not a citizen to be deported for evading arrest or detention while driving a vehicle within 100 miles of the border.

The Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act is up for a House vote. It was named for a Border Patrol agent in McAllen, Texas who was killed in the line of duty.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today aimed at imposing federal penalties for individuals involved in high-speed car chases with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)