HR 263 · in committee · major
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
- criminal justice
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill creates criminal penalties for alerting law enforcement about border patrol activities to facilitate immigration or drug crimes.
- It affects people who transmit information about law enforcement and those who damage border control devices.
- Violations carry up to 10 years in prison, with enhanced penalties for firearm use in immigration crimes.
Generated by claude-haiku-4-5
Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would law enforcement distinguish between protected speech about border activities and criminal conduct that this bill targets?
- 02
What evidence suggests that spotting operations significantly facilitate drug smuggling or immigration crimes enough to justify up to 10-year sentences?
- 03
Which groups—activists, journalists, or community members—could be affected by the bill's restrictions on transmitting information about law enforcement?
Cosponsor writes these to seed civic discussion — they aren't user posts. Sign in to reply.

Sponsor · R-AZ-6
Juan Ciscomani
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
4/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-09
Joining the bill
Legislative timeline
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

Citizen comments
Sign in to comment on this bill.
No comments yet — be the first.