Bill · H.R. 31· House(119-HR-31)
POLICE Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Last activity
- 1/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Andrew Garbarino
- Cosponsors
- - 20 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The POLICE Act of 2025 aims to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense. It seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include this specific offense. An alien can be considered deportable if they are convicted of, admit to, or admit to acts constituting the essential elements of an assault on an officer. This applies if the officer was assaulted while performing official duties, because of those duties, or because of their status as an officer. The bill also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit an annual report to Congress regarding these deportations.
Yes
Does this give the federal government more power?+5
The bill expands federal authority over immigration and deportation proceedings.
Does this tighten control of the border?+5
The bill enhances immigration enforcement by establishing new grounds for deportation.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill requires annual reporting to Congress and public posting on the DHS website.
The opposite· 3 of 4
Would immigrants be better off under this?-7
The bill establishes new, broad criteria that make many immigrants subject to deportation.
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?-5
The bill adds restrictive deportation criteria that may negatively impact the stability of immigrant populations.
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?-4
The bill creates new mandatory deportation triggers that may impact due process for non-citizens.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased protections for law enforcement and first responders: By making the assault of an officer a deportable offense, the bill addresses actions against people authorized to prevent, detain, investigate, prosecute, or incarcerate individuals, as well as firefighters or other first responders (Section 2).
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Increased transparency and oversight: The Secretary of Homeland Security must submit an annual report to Congress and make the number of aliens deported under this provision publicly available on the Department of Homeland Security website (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Deportation of individuals based on admissions: An alien can be deemed deportable not just through a conviction, but also by admitting to having committed or admitting to acts that constitute the essential elements of an assault (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-7Good For Low Income Households-3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5Improves Government Transparency+3Improves Due Process-4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+5Improves Pathway To Citizenship-5
- 10/6/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 5/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/5/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/22/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 1/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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