Keeping Our Agents on the Line Act

This bill would bar U.S. Border Patrol officers, employees, contractors, and detailees from using their immigration enforcement powers more than 25 miles from a U.S. international land border or territorial sea. Border Patrol personnel could not be given authority to operate beyond that distance unless a state or local official lawfully requests help in a life-threatening emergency or the President declares a major disaster. Within 90 days, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection would have to assess checkpoint performance and publicly report how many people are encountered at Border Patrol checkpoints, broken down by citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other noncitizens. Within 30 days, the agency would have to publicly report how many agents operate in the interior, their Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure training, and the outcome of each interior interaction with a person.

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Sponsors

• Christopher Murphy Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors