Sec. 3. Requirement for visible identification during immigration enforcement
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Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1357 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term covered immigration officer means any individual who is— authorized to perform immigration enforcement functions; and an officer or employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or an individual authorized, deputized, or designated under Federal law, regulation, or agreement to perform immigration enforcement functions, including pursuant to section 287(g) or any other delegation or agreement with the Department of Homeland Security.
The term public immigration enforcement function — means any activity that involves the direct exercise of Federal immigration authority through public-facing actions, including a patrol, a stop, an arrest, a search, an interview to determine immigration status, a raid, a checkpoint inspection, or the service of a judicial or administrative warrant; and does not include covert, non-public operations or non-enforcement activities. The term visible identification means a display of an immigration officer’s agency and name or badge number in a size and format that complies with the requirements under paragraph (3).
Each covered immigration officer who directly engages in a public immigration enforcement function within the United States shall, at all times during such engagement, wear visible identification, which shall include— the full name or widely recognized initials of the officer’s employing agency; and the officer’s last name; or the officer’s unique badge or identification number. The identifying information described in this paragraph shall be— for the immigration officer’s agency, displayed in a size and format that is clearly legible from a distance of not less than 25 feet, using materials or markings suitable for visibility in both daylight and low-light conditions, under normal operation conditions; for the officer’s name or badge number, displayed in a manner that is clearly visible and readable during direct engagement with the public; and displayed on the outermost garment or gear and not obscured by tactical equipment, body armor, or accessories.
Covered immigration officers may not wear non-medical face coverings, including masks or balaclavas, that impair the visibility of the identifying information required under this subsection or obscure the officer’s face unless such face coverings are operationally necessary— to protect the integrity of a covert, non-public operation; or to guard against hazardous environmental conditions. .
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