WASHINGTON — A group of GOP senators is unveiling new legislation to automatically deport and permanently ban the entry of illegal immigrants who are caught defrauding welfare or other public benefits programs.

The Deporting Fraudsters Act, unveiled by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) , John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), would also clarify in federal law that any illegal immigrant convicted of defrauding the US government broadly is inadmissible and deportable.

“Americans who meet eligibility requirements should be the only ones to receive taxpayer-funded benefits,” Cruz said in a statement to The Post.

Republican senators want deport and permanently bar illegal immigrants caught defrauding welfare. Getty Images

“Under the Biden administration’s border policies, abuse of these p

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