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To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends immigration law to make assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense for non-citizens. The assault must occur while the officer is performing official duties, because of their official duties, or because of their status as an officer. The definition of "assault" is determined by the jurisdiction where the incident occurred, and "law enforcement officer" includes police, prosecutors, federal agents, firefighters, and other first responders. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit an annual public report on the number of aliens deported under this provision.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Rep. Taylor, David [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Feenstra, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025” or the “POLICE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(G) Assault of law enforcement officer.—
“(i) In general.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable.
“(ii) Circumstances.—The circumstances referred to in clause (i) are that the law enforcement officer was assaulted—
“(I) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties;
“(II) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or
“(III) because of his or her status as a law enforcement officer.
“(iii) Definitions.—In this subparagraph—
“(I) the term ‘assault’ has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and
“(II) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ is a person authorized by law— “(aa) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; “(bb) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or
“(cc) to be a firefighter or other first responder.”.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ALIENS DEPORTED FOR ASSAULTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security a report on the number of aliens who were deported during the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G)). <all>
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