IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 990 
Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission 
of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2018 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. HARPER, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. DUNCAN of 
South Carolina, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JODY B. 
HICE of Georgia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. BARLETTA, 
Mrs. BLACK, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 
MAST, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. DUNN, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. 
WALKER, Mr. GARRETT, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. RENACCI, 
Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Louisiana, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. BUCK, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. WIL-
LIAMS, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. HANDEL, 
Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. RUSSELL, and Mr. SMUCKER) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Homeland Security, and 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the 
important mission of the United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement. 
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Whereas the national security interests of the United States 
are dependent on the brave men and women who enforce 
our Nation’s immigration laws; 
Whereas abolishing the United States Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement (ICE) would mean open borders be-
cause it would eliminate the agency responsible for re-
moving people who enter or remain in our country ille-
gally; 
Whereas calls to abolish ICE are an insult to these heroic law 
enforcement officers who make sacrifices every day to se-
cure our borders, enforce our laws, and protect our safety 
and security; 
Whereas abolishing ICE would allow dangerous criminal 
aliens, including violent and ruthless members of the 
MS–13 gang, to remain in American communities; 
Whereas during fiscal year 2017, ICE Enforcement and Re-
moval Operations (ERO) arrested more than 127,000 
aliens with criminal convictions or charges; 
Whereas criminal aliens arrested by ICE ERO in fiscal year 
2017 were responsible for more than— 
(1) 76,000 dangerous drug offenses; 
(2) 48,000 assault offenses; 
(3) 11,000 weapon offenses; 
(4) 5,000 sexual assault offenses; 
(5) 2,000 kidnapping offenses; and 
(6) 1,800 homicide offenses; 
Whereas ICE Homeland Security Investigations made 4,818 
gang-related arrests in fiscal year 2017; 
Whereas abolishing ICE would mean that countless illegal 
aliens who could pose a threat to public safety would be 
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allowed to roam free instead of being removed from 
American soil; 
Whereas abolishing ICE would mean more dangerous illegal 
drugs flowing into our communities, causing more Ameri-
cans to needlessly suffer; 
Whereas ICE plays a critical role in combatting the drug cri-
sis facing our Nation; 
Whereas ICE seized more than 980,000 pounds of narcotics 
in fiscal year 2017, including thousands of pounds of the 
deadly drugs fueling the opioid crisis; 
Whereas ICE seized 2,370 pounds of fentanyl and 6,967 
pounds of heroin in fiscal year 2017; 
Whereas ICE logged nearly 630,000 investigative hours di-
rected toward fentanyl in fiscal year 2017; 
Whereas abolishing ICE would leave these drugs in our com-
munities to cause more devastation; 
Whereas abolishing ICE would mean eliminating the agency 
that deports aliens that pose a terrorist threat to the 
United States; 
Whereas ICE was created in 2003 to better protect national 
security and public safety after 9/11 terrorists exploited 
immigration rules to gain entry into the United States; 
Whereas the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
found that many of the 9/11 hijackers committed visa 
violations; 
Whereas ICE identifies dangerous individuals before they 
enter our country and locates them as they violate our 
immigration laws; and 
Whereas abolishing ICE would enable the hundreds of thou-
sands of foreign nationals who illegally overstay their visa 
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each year to remain in the United States indefinitely: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its continued support for all 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment (ICE) officers and personnel who carry out the 
important mission of ICE; 
(2) denounces calls for the complete abolish-
ment of ICE; and 
(3) supports the efforts of all Federal agencies, 
State law enforcement, and military personnel who 
bring law and order to our Nation’s borders. 
Æ 
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