The Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act amends immigration law to make noncitizens who commit theft from interstate or international shipments via carriers (such as freight trains) ineligible to enter or remain in the United States. Specifically, the bill targets violations under federal law that prohibit stealing from trains and other carriers transporting goods across state or international borders, as well as conspiracies to commit such theft. The legislation affects noncitizens convicted of these offenses or who admit to committing them—making them subject to deportation if already in the country and preventing them from entering in the first place. The bill contains no specific funding allocations or implementation timelines, instead directing existing immigration enforcement agencies to apply these new grounds for inadmissibility and deportation. This represents a response to recent cargo theft incidents at rail yards and is intended to give immigration authorities an additional tool to remove or deny entry to individuals involved in railroad cargo theft.
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