Police group endorses ICE Protection Act
The National Police Association has endorsed the ICE Protection Act of 2026. The endorsement follows reports from the Department of Homeland Security about protestors using vehicles as weapons against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The ICE Protection Act of 2026 would amend Title 18 of the U.S. Code to create stricter penalties for assaulting federal officers with a motor vehicle. The bill proposes mandatory minimum prison sentences of five years for causing bodily injury, seven years for substantial bodily injury, and ten years for serious bodily injury with a vehicle. This legislation would also double the maximum prison sentence from 20 to 40 years for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an officer with any deadly or dangerous weapon. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Original co-sponsors of the act include Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (SC), Bill Hagerty (TN), James Lankford (OK), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Markwayne Mullin (OK), and Steve Daines (MT). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that from January 2025 to January 2026, ICE officers experienced 68 vehicular attacks, a significant increase from only two during the same period the previous year. A DHS report cited a 3,200% increase in such vehicular assaults over the past year. The National Police Association (NPA) is a non-profit organization that engages in advocacy, legal defense, and public education to support law enforcement officers. The group has also recently endorsed other bills, including the Halo Act, designed to protect federal immigration officers from harassment.
