Sponsors (4)
The bill increases penalties to improve the safety and accountability of ICE personnel, but does so at the cost of higher taxpayer-funded incarceration expenses and by creating a sentencing disparity that may be viewed as unequal treatment under federal law.
ICE officers and other federal immigration personnel will face stronger legal penalties when assaulted, likely deterring attacks and increasing their on-the-job safety while reinforcing accountability for assaults on federal workers.
The bill creates a sentencing disparity by elevating penalties for assaults on ICE employees relative to other federal officers, raising concerns about unequal treatment under the law and potential legal challenges.
Longer prison terms and higher fines for people convicted of assaulting ICE officers will increase incarceration costs, shifting a greater financial burden onto taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Doubles the maximum prison term (and adjusts fines) for assaults on ICE officers or employees under 18 U.S.C. §111.
Introduced July 14, 2025 by Eric Stephen Schmitt · Last progress July 14, 2025
Doubles the maximum federal prison term (and adjusts the applicable fine) for violations of 18 U.S.C. §111 when the offense is committed against an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It also reorganizes the statute’s subsection labels to insert the new penalty provision.