Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

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

Jan 31, 2024

This bill creates a new federal criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a law enforcement officer assisting the Border Patrol. The offense carries criminal penalties, including mandatory minimum prison sentences if the offense results in death or serious bodily injury. Non-U.S. nationals convicted of or admitting to this offense become inadmissible to the United States, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief including asylum.

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Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act 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 ineligble for immigration relief (including asylum).