POLICE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2494
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2023-04-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Immigration status and procedures

Law enforcement officers

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense. <br> </p>

action_date: 2023-05-15
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S. national (<i>alien</i> under federal law) who has been convicted of (or admits to have committed) any act that constitutes the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.</p>

action_date: 2023-05-17
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S. national (<i>alien</i> under federal law) who has been convicted of (or admits to have committed) any act that constitutes the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security must publish annually on its website a report on the number of individuals deported in the previous year pursuant to this bill.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2494 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title 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 . 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 officer (i) In general Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving 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 status as a law enforcement officer. (iii) Definitions In this subparagraph— (I) the term assault has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and (II) the term law enforcement officer is a person authorized by law— (aa) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (bb) to be a firefighter or other first responder. . 3. Report on aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security a report on the number of aliens who were deported during the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G) ).

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title 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 . 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 officer (i) In general Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving 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 status as a law enforcement officer. (iii) Definitions In this subparagraph— (I) the term assault has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and (II) the term law enforcement officer is a person authorized by law— (aa) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (bb) to be a firefighter or other first responder. . 3. Report on aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security a report on the number of aliens who were deported during the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G) ).

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 38 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2494 [Report No. 118–55] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Meuser , and Mrs. Cammack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 15, 2023 Additional sponsors: Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Norman , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. D'Esposito , Mrs. Lesko , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. LaLota , and Mr. Edwards May 15, 2023 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 April 6, 2023 A BILL To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

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

May 15, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2023 Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Meuser , and Mrs. Cammack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title 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 . 2. Assault of a law enforcement officer Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (G) Assault of law enforcement officers Any alien who assaults a law enforcement officer is deportable. .