Criminalizing Fleeing Immigration Enforcement: New Penalties for Evading Controls.
This bill introduces new provisions making it a crime to flee from officers enforcing immigration laws. Citizens should be aware that evading immigration checks or fleeing checkpoints can result in substantial fines and imprisonment, up to eight years for fleeing in a motor vehicle at excessive speeds.
Key points
Fleeing from an officer enforcing immigration laws becomes a federal crime.
Evading immigration checkpoints or officers can lead to up to five years in prison.
Fleeing in a motor vehicle at excessive speeds can result in up to eight years in prison and a fine.
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