In committee
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
This bill makes it a federal crime to flee in a motor vehicle from Border Patrol agents or assisting police officers within 100 miles of the U.S. border. Drivers face fines and up to two years in prison, with penalties increasing up to life imprisonment if the chase causes serious injury or death. Noncitizens who are convicted of or admit to fleeing will be deported, barred from entering the country, and disqualified from receiving immigration relief like asylum.
People affected—not determinable from the text provided
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach38provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Sentencing & corrections−40Refugee & asylum policy−35Enforcement & security−45
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it burdens
- Drivers fleeing border law enforcement within 100 miles of the borderFaces new federal criminal penalties—including fines and imprisonment ranging from up to 2 years to life (if death results)—for intentionally fleeing border patrol or assisting officers in a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the border (Sec. 2(a)).
- Noncitizens convicted of or admitting to vehicle flight from border law enforcementBecomes inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for any immigration relief (including asylum) if convicted of, or admitting to, fleeing border law enforcement in a motor vehicle (Sec. 3(a)-(c)).
- Department of Justice and Department of Homeland SecurityMust track, compile data on, and submit an annual report to congressional Judiciary committees regarding border-related vehicle flight incidents, arrests, charges, and penalties (Sec. 4).