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To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would make assault of a law enforcement officer a grounds for deportation of noncitizens under immigration law. The bill defines assault according to the jurisdiction where it occurred and applies to officers assaulted while performing their official duties, because of those duties, or because of their status as law enforcement. The definition of law enforcement officer includes those authorized to investigate or prosecute crimes, make arrests, or serve as firefighters and other first responders. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit annual reports to Congress identifying the number of aliens deported under this provision.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
14 cosponsors
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jan 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 TITLES.
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, detection, 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.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security an annual report identifying the number of aliens who were deported during the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G)). <all>
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