Stricter Penalties for Fleeing Officers Near US Border
New rules impose harsher prison sentences and fines for individuals who intentionally flee in a vehicle from federal, state, or local officers within 100 miles of the U.S. border. This also applies if the evasion results in serious injury or death. Additionally, non-U.S. citizens committing such acts may be deemed inadmissible, deportable, or ineligible for asylum.
Key points
Increased prison sentences (up to 2 years) and fines for fleeing officers in a vehicle in the border zone.
Significantly harsher penalties (5 to 20 years imprisonment) if serious injury results from the evasion.
Life imprisonment (10 years to life) if death results from the evasion.
Non-U.S. citizens who flee from officers may be deported or denied entry.
Non-U.S. citizens who flee from officers lose the right to apply for asylum and other immigration relief.
Authorities will annually report on the number of evasion incidents and penalties imposed.
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