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To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities.
Summary
This bill would create a new federal crime for obstructing immigration enforcement activities. It would make it unlawful for a person to knowingly approach or remain within 25 feet of a federal immigration enforcement officer after being verbally warned not to do so, if the person intends to impede the officer's duties, threaten the officer with physical harm, or harass the officer. The bill defines harassment as conduct directed at an immigration officer that intentionally causes substantial emotional distress and serves no legitimate purpose. Violators would face up to 5 years in prison and fines. The bill applies only to individuals who have received a verbal warning and knowingly violate it while the officer is lawfully performing their duties.
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Actions (2)
- Mar 5, 2026 Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2026
Mr. Rulli (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for obstructing immigration enforcement activities.
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 “Halo Act”.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Sec. 1522. Obstructing immigration enforcement activities
“(a) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) Federal immigration enforcement officer.—The term ‘Federal immigration enforcement officer’ means any officer, agent, or employee of the United States authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of Federal immigration law.
“(2) Harass.—The term ‘harass’ means to knowingly engage in a course of conduct directed at a Federal immigration enforcement officer that intentionally causes substantial emotional distress in that Federal immigration enforcement officer and serves no legitimate purpose.
“(b) Offense.—It shall be unlawful for a person, after receiving a verbal warning not to approach from an individual whom the person knows or reasonably should know is a Federal immigration enforcement officer, and who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to knowingly violate the warning and approach or remain within 25 feet of the Federal immigration enforcement officer with the intent to—
“(1) impede or interfere with the ability of the Federal immigration enforcement officer to perform that legal duty;
“(2) threaten the Federal immigration enforcement officer with physical harm; or
“(3) harass the Federal immigration enforcement officer.
“(c) Penalty.—Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.”.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“1522. Obstructing immigration enforcement activities.”. <all>
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