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Union Calendar No. 396 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7343 

[Report No. 118–478] 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention 

of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 

Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

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Additional sponsors: Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. NEHLS, 

Mr. ISSA, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. OGLES, Ms. TENNEY, and Mr. 

STAUBER

APRIL 30, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2024] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 

for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault 

against law enforcement officers. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Detain and Deport Ille5 gal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO COMMIT AS7 SAULT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI8 CERS. 

9 Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

10 (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

13 (A), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, or’’ 

16 and inserting a comma; 

17 (C) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘or’’ 

18 at the end; and 

19 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(E)(i) is inadmissible under section 

22 212(a)(6)(A) or (C) or under section 212(a)(7); 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is con25 victed of, admits having committed, or admits 


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1 committing acts which constitute the essential 

2 elements of any offense involving assault of a law 

3 enforcement officer,’’; 

4 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para5 graph (4); and 

6 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(2) CIRCUMSTANCES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The circumstances re10 ferred to in paragraph (1)(E) are that the law 

11 enforcement officer was assaulted— 

12 ‘‘(i) while he or she was engaged in the 

13 performance of his or her official duties; 

14 ‘‘(ii) because of the performance of his 

15 or her official duties; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) because of his or her status as a 

17 law enforcement officer. 

18 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of para19 graph (1)(E)— 

20 ‘‘(i) the term ‘assault’ has the meaning 

21 given that term in the jurisdiction where 

22 the acts occurred; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ 

24 is a person authorized by law— 


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1 ‘‘(I) to engage in or supervise the 

2 prevention, detention, investigation, or 

3 prosecution, or the incarceration of 

4 any person for any criminal violation 

5 of law; 

6 ‘‘(II) to apprehend, arrest, or 

7 prosecute an individual for any crimi8 nal violation of law; or 

9 ‘‘(III) to be a firefighter or other 

10 first responder. 

11 ‘‘(3) DETAINER.—The Secretary of Homeland 

12 Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described 

13 in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise 

14 detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall ef15 fectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 396 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7343 

[Report No. 118–478] 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

commit assault against law enforcement officers. provide for the detention of certain aliens who 

APRIL 30, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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