To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police".

Bill: 115-hr-2073
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-04-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Department of Homeland Security

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, from wearing clothing, accessories, or other items bearing the word &quot;police&quot; while performing duties under the immigration laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2073 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Vargas , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Lee , Mr. Veasey , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Correa , Ms. Moore , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word police .

1. Limitation on immigration officer uniforms Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall not wear any clothing, accessories, or other items on their person bearing the word police while performing duties under the immigration laws. .