January 23, 2025
Mr. 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 Judiciary
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 titles
This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025
or the POLICE Act of 2025
.
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
assaulthas the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and(II)
the term
law enforcement officeris 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.
Sec. 3. Report on aliens deported for assaulting a law enforcement officer
The 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)).