I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4915 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain 
obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. MESSER, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. GOSAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal 
immigration laws, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Stopping Lawless Ac-
tions of Politicians Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘SLAP Act of 
2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN OBSTRUCTIONS OF ENFORCEMENT OF IM-
MIGRATION LAWS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immi-
gration laws 
‘‘Whoever, being a State or local official having cus-
tody of an individual, knowingly releases an alien subject 
to a detainer issued pursuant to section 287(d)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(d)(1)), 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
five years, or both’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 73 is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immigration laws.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND FEDERAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY COOPERATE TO 
SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL OF-
FICIALS.—A State, a political subdivision of a State, or 
an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 
subdivision that complies with a detainer issued by the De-
partment of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 
and 1357)— 
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(1) shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of 
the Department of Homeland Security; and 
(2) with regard to actions taken to comply with 
the detainer, shall have all authority available to of-
ficers and employees of the Department of Home-
land Security. 
(b) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—In any legal proceeding 
brought against a State, a political subdivision of a State, 
or an officer, employee, or agent of such State or political 
subdivision, which challenges the legality of the seizure or 
detention of an individual pursuant to a detainer issued 
by the Department of Homeland Security under section 
236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226 and 1357)— 
(1) no liability shall lie against the State or po-
litical subdivision of a State for actions taken in 
compliance with the detainer; and 
(2) if the actions of the officer, employee, or 
agent of the State or political subdivision were taken 
in compliance with the detainer— 
(A) the officer, employee, or agent shall be 
deemed— 
(i) to be an employee of the Federal 
Government and an investigative or law 
enforcement officer; and 
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(ii) to have been acting within the 
scope of his or her employment under sec-
tion 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code; 
(B) section 1346(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall provide the exclusive remedy 
for the plaintiff; and 
(C) the United States shall be substituted 
as defendant in the proceeding. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to provide immunity to any person 
who knowingly violates the civil or constitutional rights of 
an individual. 
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