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House Bill 2494
118th Congress(2023-2024)
POLICE Act of 2023
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Passed House on May 17, 2023
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H. R. 2494 (Engrossed-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2494


AN ACT

To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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”.

SEC. 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.”.

SEC. 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.

Attest:





Clerk.  


118th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 2494

AN ACT
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.