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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2151
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit
immigration officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security
from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 17, 2019
Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to prohibit immigration officers and agents of the
Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing
or other items bearing the word ‘‘police’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Deceptive
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Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2019’’.
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•S 2151 IS
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON IMMIGRATION OFFICER UNIFORMS.
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Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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(8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(i) Immigration officers and agents of the Depart-
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ment of Homeland Security, including officers and agents
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of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S.
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Customs and Border Protection, may not wear any cloth-
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ing, accessories, or other items on their person that bear
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the word ‘police’ while performing duties under the immi-
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gration laws.’’.
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