Passing the “Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act” (HR 35)

The bill

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Topic: Crime and Law Enforcement

What the bill does

This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol. The bill establishes criminal penalties for an offense, including a mandatory minimum prison term for an offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additionally, a non-U.S. national who is convicted of or admits to committing an offense is inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief (including asylum).

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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