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H.R. 2494

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An Act To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
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Passed
Latest Action · May 18, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
April 6, 2023
Cosponsors (16)
0D 16R
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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.

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