Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

Bill: 119-hr-594
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-21
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take custody of any non-U.S. national (<em>alien </em>under federal law) who meets certain inadmissibility criteria and is arrested for, is charged with, is convicted of, or admits to&nbsp;assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.</p><p>Further, the bill requires DHS to take into custody certain criminal non-U.S. nationals. Currently, this responsibility belongs to the Department of Justice.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 594 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act . 2. Detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers 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 inserting 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, arrested for, convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Circumstances (A) In general The circumstances referred 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 paragraph (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— (I) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; (II) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (III) to be a firefighter or other first responder. (3) Detainer The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien. .