Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense. It defines covered circumstances (during performance, because of performance, or because of status) and broadly defines "law enforcement officer," including firefighters and first responders.
Progressives emphasize due process and immigration impacts
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise statutory amendment that clearly creates a new deportability ground for assaulting a law enforcement officer and imposes a limited annual reporting obligation.
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense.
It defines covered circumstances (during performance, because of performance, or because of status) and broadly defines "law enforcement officer," including firefighters and first responders.
The bill allows deportability based on conviction or an admission of acts constituting the offense.
Substantive but narrow change increases deportations; politically salient and potentially divisive, making final enactment uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise statutory amendment that clearly creates a new deportability ground for assaulting a law enforcement officer and imposes a limited annual reporting obligation. Its legal insertion into the INA is specific and operationally usable within existing removal frameworks.
Progressives emphasize due process and immigration impacts
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize due process and immigration impacts
Likely to view the bill skeptically because it expands deportable offenses and includes admissions as sufficient grounds for deportation.
Concern will focus on disproportionate impacts on immigrant communities, due process risks, and potential criminalization of minor encounters.
Support may rise only if strict safeguards and narrow scope are added.
Likely to take a cautious, case-by-case view: supportive of protecting officers but concerned about clarity and implementation.
Will emphasize need for clear definitions, due process protections, and resource considerations for DHS and courts.
May support if narrow tailoring and conviction requirement included.
Likely to strongly support the bill as a reasonable measure to protect law enforcement and first responders and to strengthen immigration enforcement.
Will emphasize public safety, deterrence, and accountability, viewing the admissions provision as useful for enforcement.
Support may be higher if implementation is prompt.
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Substantive but narrow change increases deportations; politically salient and potentially divisive, making final enactment uncertain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize due process and immigration impacts
Substantive but narrow change increases deportations; politically salient and potentially divisive, making final enactment uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise statutory amendment that clearly creates a new deportability ground for assaulting a law enforcement officer and imposes a limited annual reporting oblig…
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