118 S1733 IS: Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-05-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1733IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 18, 2023Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Daines, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Braun, and Mrs. Britt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

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Short titles

This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023 or the POLICE Act of 2023.

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Assault of law enforcement officer

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(G)

Assault of law enforcement officers

(i)

In general

Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts constituting the essential elements of, and offense involving the assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable.(ii)

Circumstances

The circumstances referred to in clause (i) are that the law enforcement officer was assaulted—(I)while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties;(II)because of the performance of his or her official duties; or(III)because of his or her station as a law enforcement officer.(iii)

Definitions

In this subparagraph—(I)the term assault has the meaning given such term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and(II)the term law enforcement officer is a person authorized by law (in the jurisdiction where the act occurred)—(aa)to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or(bb)to be a firefighter or other first responder..