Congress locks migrants out of asylum for fleeing police near border

What it does

This bill creates a new federal crime for intentionally fleeing from a Border Patrol agent or assisting law enforcement officer while driving a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border. It imposes prison sentences of up to 2 years for the base offense, 5–20 years if serious bodily injury results, and 10 years to life if someone dies. The bill also makes conviction of this offense grounds for deportation and bars relief from deportation, including asylum eligibility, for any non-citizen convicted or who admits to the conduct.

Why we flagged it

The bill's core function is to criminalize high-speed flight from law enforcement near the border and to weaponize that conviction as an automatic deportation trigger with no discretionary relief. It is primarily an immigration enforcement mechanism dressed as officer safety.

What the text implies

• The bill bars asylum eligibility for any non-citizen who 'admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements' of the offense—a lower bar than conviction. A migrant who admits to fleeing out of fear, confusion, or panic loses asylum rights permanently without judicial discretion.
• The 100-mile border zone captures vast areas of the continental U.S. (including major cities like San Diego, El Paso, Phoenix, and parts of Florida), making the offense applicable far beyond remote border crossings.
• The immigration provisions contain no exception for minors, trafficking victims, or persons acting under duress, and no judicial discretion to grant relief even in extraordinary circumstances.
• Annual reporting requirement creates a data pipeline on enforcement patterns but does not mandate analysis of disparate impact, racial profiling, or outcomes by citizenship status.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

The bill addresses a genuine public-safety concern—high-speed pursuits by law enforcement can endanger officers and civilians—and establishes clear criminal penalties for dangerous conduct. However, the immigration provisions create a permanent bar to asylum and all relief for non-citizens, even in cases of minor injury or where the flight was motivated by fear rather than criminal intent, potentially trapping vulnerable migrants in deportation without discretionary relief options.

Named in the bill

U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Federal law enforcement, Immigration and Nationality Act

Where it stands

32 cosponsors: 32 Republicans.

• Jan 3, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
• Feb 13, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 155 (Roll no. 42). (text: CR H683)”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $40,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 30 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.

Juan Ciscomani, the sponsor, reported $1,708,777 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• International Union of Police Associations AFL-CIO — $40,000 on 2 filings

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 10, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.