Stop ICE Election Militarization Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced
Summary
Restrict immigration enforcement in the four weeks before Federal elections. This bill would add immigration officers to 18 U.S.C. 593's protections alongside members of the Armed Forces and would bar most immigration enforcement or removal operations during the four-week period before a Federal election, with narrow exceptions for particularized criminal probable cause for a specific individual or to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury.
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- Immigration officers: Would be explicitly included under the term defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) and treated alongside Armed Forces members in 18 U.S.C. 593.
- Communities and voters: Would generally see no immigration enforcement or removal operations during the four-week pre-election window, except in cases tied to specific criminal probable cause or imminent harm.
- Scope: The restriction applies only to Federal elections.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Limits on immigration arrests before elections
This bill would bar immigration officers from most arrests or deportations during the 4 weeks before a federal election. Exceptions: officers would be allowed to act when an operation is based on particularized criminal probable cause tied to a specific individual. Another exception is when an operation is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury. The bill would also add the term "immigration officer" (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101) into 18 U.S.C. 593 so that that statute's textual coverage includes immigration officers.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/24/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
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