S 212 · in committee · significant
POLICE Act of 2025
- immigration
What this bill does
- Assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or first responder becomes grounds for deportation.
- Non-U.S. citizens convicted of or admitting to such assault can be deported by the Department of Homeland Security.
- DHS must publish an annual report on deportations made under this law.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might this deportation provision affect prosecutorial decisions when non-citizens are accused of assaulting officers, compared to current sentencing practices?
- 02
What evidence exists about whether deportation threats would deter assaults on first responders, or could they create other public safety concerns?
- 03
Should assault on first responders carry different immigration consequences than other serious crimes, and what are the trade-offs of this distinction?
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Sponsor · R-NC
Ted Budd
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-23
Joining the bill
Thom Tillis
R-NC · original
Tim Sheehy
R-MT · original
Katie Boyd Britt
R-AL · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
Ted Cruz
R-TX · original
Steve Daines
R-MT · original
Bill Hagerty
R-TN · original
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · original
James C. Justice
R-WV · original
James Lankford
R-OK · original
Roger Marshall
R-KS · original
Eric Schmitt
R-MO · original
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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