Mess with a dog and, if you’re here on a visa or are an undocumented immigrant, you’re going to get kicked out of the country and won’t be able to return.

That’s the message in the “Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act” or BOWOW Act.

The bill was triggered by a June incident at Virginia’s Dulles Airport where an immigrant from Egypt assaulted Freddie, a Customs and Border Protection agriculture detection dog. The beagle had found banned products in the man’s luggage.

Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie pleaded guilty to harming animals used in law enforcement. According to a CBP press release, he was credited with time served, ordered to pay the veterinarian’s fee and to immediately report to CBP for removal from the United States.

CBP agriculture specialists found 55 po

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