Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, titled the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, creates new federal crimes for individuals who intentionally flee from pursuing law enforcement officers – specifically U.S. Border Patrol agents or officers assisting them – while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border. It establishes escalating criminal penalties, including potential prison sentences of up to life, depending on the severity of the resulting harm. Furthermore, the bill introduces immigration consequences for those convicted of these offenses, making them inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for certain forms of immigration relief, such as asylum.
Key provisions
- Creates a new federal crime for evading a pursuing law enforcement officer (Border Patrol or assisting officer) while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the border.
- Establishes criminal penalties ranging from 2 years to life imprisonment, depending on the harm caused.
- Increases penalties to 5-20 years imprisonment if serious bodily injury results.
- Imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years if death results.
- Makes individuals convicted of this offense inadmissible to the United States.
- Deportable for aliens convicted of the offense.
- Ineligible for asylum and other immigration relief.
- Requires an annual report to Congress detailing enforcement data related to the new crime.
Who is affected
- Individuals operating motor vehicles
- U.S. Border Patrol agents
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