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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 
APRIL 30, 2024 
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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Detain and Deport Ille-
gal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO COMMIT AS-
SAULT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS. 
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, or’’ 
and inserting a comma; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
following: 
‘‘(E)(i) 
is 
inadmissible 
under 
section 
212(a)(6)(A) or (C) or under section 212(a)(7); 
and 
‘‘(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is con-
victed of, admits having committed, or admits 
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committing acts which constitute the essential 
elements of any offense involving assault of a law 
enforcement officer,’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (4); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The circumstances re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(E) 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. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(E)— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘assault’ has the meaning 
given that term in the jurisdiction where 
the acts occurred; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ 
is a person authorized by law— 
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