This bill adds a new deportable offense to the Immigration and Nationality Act. It says any noncitizen who is convicted of, who admits to, or who admits acts that meet the essential elements of an assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable. The assault counts if the officer was assaulted while doing official duties, because of doing official duties, or because of the officer's status. The bill defines "assault" by the meaning used where the act happened. It defines "law enforcement officer" broadly to include people authorized to prevent, detain, investigate, prosecute, incarcerate, apprehend, or arrest for criminal violations, and also includes firefighters and other first responders. The bill also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to send Congress and post online an annual report on the number of noncitizens deported under this new rule.
No publicly available information on estimated costs. The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to prepare and publish an annual report on deportations under the new provision, which could involve administrative work, but the bill text does not provide cost estimates.
The bill's short title and text indicate its purpose is to make assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable immigration offense and to track deportations under that rule. Sponsors present the change as a way to protect law enforcement by tying immigration consequences to assaults on officers.
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