POLICE Act of 2023

Subjects: Immigration


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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1733 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1733

To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2023

  Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
 Hagerty, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Braun, and Mrs. Britt) 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 2023'' or the ``POLICE Act 
of 2023''.

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 officers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been 
                        convicted of, who admits having committed, or 
                        who admits committing acts constituting the 
                        essential elements of, and offense involving 
                        the 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 
                                station as a law enforcement officer.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `assault' has the 
                                meaning given such term in the 
                                jurisdiction where the act occurred; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the term `law enforcement 
                                officer' is a person authorized by law 
                                (in the jurisdiction where the act 
                                occurred)--
                                            ``(aa) to apprehend, 
                                        arrest, or prosecute an 
                                        individual for any criminal 
                                        violation of law; or
                                            ``(bb) to be a firefighter 
                                        or other first responder.''.
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