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- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-North Carolina]
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-Montana]
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-Alabama]
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-Texas]
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-Missouri]
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-Tennessee]
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-Oklahoma]
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-Kansas]
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-Mississippi]
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-North Dakota]
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-West Virginia]
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-Montana]
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-South Dakota]
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-Louisiana]
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This bill would make it easier to deport people who assault a law enforcement officer. If a non-citizen is convicted of, or admits to, assaulting an officer while the officer is doing official duties, because of those duties, or because of their status as an officer, that person would be deportable under immigration law. The bill also says the Department of Homeland Security must report each year on how many people were deported under this rule.
- The bill applies to assaults against law enforcement officers who are on duty, acting because of their job, or targeted simply because they are officers.
- It uses the definition of “assault” from the law where the incident happened, so the exact meaning can vary by state or local law.
- The term “law enforcement officer” is defined broadly and can include people who prevent, investigate, arrest, prosecute, or keep people in custody.
- It also includes firefighters and other first responders in the definition of covered officers.
- The Department of Homeland Security would have to send Congress and post online a yearly report showing how many people were deported under this rule.
Official Summaries
Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025 or the POLICE Act of 2025
This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense.
Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has been convicted of (or admits to have committed) any act that constitutes the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
The Department of Homeland Security must publish annually on its website a report on the number of individuals deported in the previous fiscal year pursuant to this bill.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 212
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
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
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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)).
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