Summary

Creates a new federal crime for knowingly impeding or interfering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers or employees while they carry out immigration enforcement, and for destroying or damaging U.S. government property used for enforcement; the offense is punishable by a fine and/or up to five years in prison. One provision also establishes a short title for the Act. The measure does not appropriate funds or change other immigration statutes; it adds a criminal penalty to the federal statute that governs unlawful transport and harboring of noncitizens by creating liability for interference with ICE enforcement activities.

• Creates a new federal criminal offense for knowingly impeding or interfering with ICE officers or employees during immigration enforcement.
• Specifically criminalizes destroying or damaging U.S. government property used for immigration enforcement.
• Penalty for violation is a fine (under Title 18) and/or up to five years imprisonment.
• Does not allocate new funding or change other immigration statutes beyond adding the criminal offense.
• Includes a short-title provision for the Act.
• Requires a mens rea of "knowingly," which targets intentional interference.
• Could be used in prosecutions arising from protests, obstruction of enforcement, or damage to federal property.
• May prompt legal challenges or civil‑liberties concerns where enforcement overlaps with protected expression or sanctuary policies.