Stop ICE Election Militarization Act
Introduced in HouseFeb 20, 2026

Stop ICE Election Militarization Act

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Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act.

(a) Interference by immigration officers prohibited

Section 593 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the first paragraph, by inserting after an officer or member of the Armed Forces of the United States the following: or an immigration officer (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101));

(2) by striking being such officer or member each place it appears and inserting being such officer or member of the Armed Forces of the United States or such immigration officer; and

(3) in the seventh paragraph, by inserting after any officer or member of the Armed Forces the following: or any immigration officer.

(b) Restriction on immigration enforcement prior to elections

During the 4-week period before an election for Federal office, no immigration enforcement or removal operation may be carried out unless—

(1) such operation is based on the particularized criminal probable cause related to a particular individual; or

(2) such operation is necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury.

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