New Bill Proposes Four-Week Pause on Most Immigration Arrests Before Federal Elections
ICE officers and other immigration enforcement personnel would face new legal restrictions on their job duties during the four weeks before federal elections. They would be barred from conducting most enforcement or removal operations unless there is specific criminal probable cause tied to a particular individual or an imminent threat to life. Violations could carry criminal penalties under the amended federal statute.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Democratic lawmakers introduced the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act, seeking to restrict immigration enforcement near polling places. Critics in the Republican-controlled Congress argue these measures are overreactions that could undermine efforts to secure elections against noncitizen voting.
U.S. Rep. John Larson and state officials gathered to discuss the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act. The legislation aims to ensure no voter feels threatened by federal enforcement while exercising their constitutional right to vote, following threats of deploying agents to polling sites.
The Stop ICE Election Militarization Act would explicitly prevent immigration enforcement entities from being deployed at polling places and create criminal penalties for violations. It also proposes a four-week ban on non-targeted enforcement operations like traffic stops prior to an election.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Stop ICE Election Militarization Act
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