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Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

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Overview

The Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act creates new federal crimes for individuals who intentionally flee from a pursuing law enforcement officer (specifically U.S. Border Patrol agents or those assisting them) while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border. It establishes escalating criminal penalties, including potential prison sentences ranging from 5 to 20 years depending on the severity of the incident, and also introduces immigration consequences for those convicted of these offenses, including inadmissibility, deportability, and ineligibility for certain immigration relief, such as asylum. The bill also requires an annual report on enforcement activities.

Key provisions

Creates a new federal crime for evading a pursuing law enforcement officer (Border Patrol or assisting officers) in a vehicle within 100 miles of the border.
Establishes criminal penalties ranging from 2 to 20 years imprisonment, with increased penalties for serious bodily injury or death.
Makes non-U.S. nationals inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief upon conviction.
Amends Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include evading arrest/detention as an inadmissibility ground.
Amends Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include evading arrest/detention as a deportability ground.
Adds a new section (208A) to Chapter 2 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, making convicted individuals ineligible for asylum.
Requires an annual report to Congress detailing enforcement data related to the new crime.

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Legislative history

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Jan 3, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 13, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 13, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 155 (Roll no. 42). (text: CR H683)

Feb 13, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 155 (Roll no. 42). (text: CR H683)

Feb 13, 2025House

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Feb 13, 2025House

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 35.

Feb 13, 2025House

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H682-691)

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