POLICE Act of 2025

119 S212 IS: Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 212IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 23, 2025Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.1.Short titlesThis Act may be cited as the Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025 or the POLICE Act of 2025.2.Assault of law enforcement officerSection 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 generalAny 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)CircumstancesThe 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)DefinitionsIn 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 engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law;(bb)to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or(cc)to be a firefighter or other first responder..3.Report on aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officerThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security an annual report identifying the number of aliens who were deported during the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G)).