{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-re-introduces-bill-to-block-ice-cbp-officers-from-identifying-as-local-police", "Booker Re-Introduces Bill to Block ICE, CBP Officers from Identifying as Local Police", "2022-07-14", "2022", "2022-07", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act to prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) from wearing clothing displaying the word \u201cpolice.\u201d Companion legislation will be introduced in the House by Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY).\n\nAdvocates warn that ICE agents, by displaying the word \u201cpolice\u201d on their uniforms, routinely cause confusion between their authority and that of local law enforcement, which can result in immigrants allowing federal agents to enter their homes without a warrant. ICE agents cannot enter a home without providing a search or arrest warrant that is signed by a judge. This legislation also seeks to improve cooperation between local police officers and immigrant communities, by increasing transparency and reducing immigrants\u2019 fear of deportation.\n\n\u201cWhen ICE agents display the word \u201cpolice\u201d on their uniforms, they blur the line between local law enforcement and immigration agents and confuse immigrant communities,\u201d said Senator Booker. \u201cThese misleading interactions erode trust between local law enforcement and the communities they\u2019re supposed to protect, and make it less likely that immigrants will report a crime because they fear deportation. Local law enforcement officers are here to protect and serve, not arrest and deport. It\u2019s important we make that distinction clear.\u201d\n\n\u201cAny attempt by immigration officers to deceivingly pose as local police ought to be prohibited, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to partner with Senator Booker on this legislation,\u201d said Representative Vel\u00e1zquez. \u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand the negative impacts that these bad-faith tactics of ICE bring to our communities and it certainly doesn\u2019t make things any safer. This is a commonsense bill that I encourage members in both chambers to strongly support.\u201d\n\nFull text of the legislation can be viewed here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-re-introduces-bill-to-block-ice-cbp-officers-from-identifying-as-local-police"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2525690253823996, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}