House PASSES Bill to Deport Non-Citizens Who Hurt Law Enforcement Animals — 190 Democrats Vote “No”

The House of Representatives just passed the BOWOW Act — a bill that allows for deportation for any non-citizens who attack law enforcement animals.

Sadly, this had to be made explicit in response to a specific incident involving an Egyptian foreigner and a Border Patrol dog named Freddie.

Here are the details:

🚨 JUST IN: The US House has PASSED the BOWOW Act, which makes any non-citizen who assaults or harms a federal working dog AUTOMATICALLY deportable, 228-190

This comes after an Egyptian man KICKED CBP Detection Dog Freddie, who caught him SMUGGLING illegal goods into the US… pic.twitter.com/yQfq5QnJYo

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 19, 2026

JUST IN: The US House has PASSED the BOWOW Act, which makes any non-citizen who assaults or harms a federal working dog AUTOMATICALLY deportable, 228-190

This comes after an Egyptian man KICKED CBP Detection Dog Freddie, who caught him SMUGGLING illegal goods into the US

Good boy, Freddie!

Of course, most Democrats voted against this.

This is Freddy, a CBP dog. He was injured when Egyptian national Hamed Aly Marie KICKED him so hard that he went flying through the air.

190 Democrats just voted AGAINST deporting this animal abusing monster. https://t.co/nKHvYuFhDe pic.twitter.com/0aLbOmq9we

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 19, 2026

Hamed Aly Marie — the Egyptian man who kicked the poor 5-year-old Beagle, Freddie — was arrested by the CBP, but he was not deported.

He returned to his home country on his own terms, which means that he is not barred from coming back to the United States.

Under the BOWOW Act, he could have been deported and banned from returning.

Fox News reported:

Lawmakers voted 228-190 largely along party lines to approve the measure, with just 15 Democratic lawmakers voting “yes.” All Republicans who voted supported the legislation.

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The Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act, introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., would make any noncitizen who is convicted of or admits to harming animals used in law enforcement operations deportable and not allowed to return.

“The dogs and horses on the front lines of our federal law enforcement efforts alongside our officers deserve our protection,” Calvert said upon introducing the legislation. “[It] sends a clear message that we will stand up for our four-legged friends and have zero tolerance for any immigrants who assault them.”

Calvert cited an incident at Dulles Airport in June 2025 when Hamed Aly Marie, an Egyptian traveler, kicked a police K-9 that was screening his luggage and caught smuggled produce. The foreign national, who was promptly arrested by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), pleaded guilty to malicious assault on a police animal and returned to Egypt.

The California Republican’s legislation would have made Marie eligible for deportation and inadmissible to the United States.

“Can’t we at least all agree that kicking a 5-year-old beagle at an airport should disqualify a foreign national from entering our country ever again?” Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif, said in support of the measure Thursday.

A majority of Democrats opposed the legislation because they argued that offenders could already be deported under existing law.

How evil do you have to be to kick a working dog? Really?

Even worse, the vast majority of House Democrats voted to shield illegal alien animal abusers by voting against the bill.

In response to the vote today, Speaker Mike Johnson had this to say:

The Democrats just decided to officially become the party of PUNCHING PUPPIES.

190 Democrats just voted to give illegal immigrants the RIGHT TO PHYSICALLY ABUSE American service dogs — serving with law enforcement protecting American citizens.

The level Democrats will go to…

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) March 19, 2026

The Democrats just decided to officially become the party of PUNCHING PUPPIES.

190 Democrats just voted to give illegal immigrants the RIGHT TO PHYSICALLY ABUSE American service dogs — serving with law enforcement protecting American citizens.

The level Democrats will go to protect illegal aliens instead of Americans is disturbing, disgusting, and dangerous.

Why are Democrats trying to protect animal abusers?

Your guess is as good as mine.

It’s shameful.