H.R. 2494: POLICE Act of 2023
Quick Facts
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-2)
Congress: 118th
Date Introduced: April 6, 2023
Last Action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (May 18, 2023)
Bill Summary
Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023
This bill makes assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense.
Specifically, the bill makes deportable any non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has been convicted of (or admits to have committed) any act that constitutes the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
The Department of Homeland Security must publish annually on its website a report on the number of individuals deported in the previous year pursuant to this bill.