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Adds new immigration consequences for noncitizens who are convicted of, or admit to committing, offenses that harm animals used in law enforcement under federal law. Persons meeting the conviction or admission standard under 18 U.S.C. §1368 become inadmissible to the United States and removable (deportable) under the Immigration and Nationality Act, with no waivers or exceptions specified in the text provided.
The bill strengthens immigration penalties to protect law-enforcement and working animals, improving public-safety deterrence, but does so in a way that increases removal risk for noncitizens (including for ambiguous admissions), applies retroactively, and raises enforcement costs and burdens on immigration systems.
Law-enforcement agencies and their working animals (K-9s and other criminal-investigation animals) are more protected because noncitizens convicted of harming such animals can be denied entry to the U.S. or removed.
People who attack or harm working animals face a clear immigration consequence, creating a legal deterrent against assaults on public-safety animals.
Noncitizens who admit conduct (including admissions of fact) may face immediate inadmissibility or deportation without a waiver, increasing the risk of removal for immigrants over peripheral or ambiguous admissions.
The provision applies retroactively with no effective-date delay or waiver, expanding potential removals and creating immediate additional legal burdens on DHS, immigration courts, and affected noncitizens.
Expands the number of removable cases, which could increase enforcement, detention, and removal costs for DHS and ICE and thereby raise costs for taxpayers and strain agency resources.
Introduced July 23, 2025 by Ken Calvert · Last progress March 19, 2026