A new bill could force Attorney General Merrick Garland to detail how the surge of illegal migrants at the southern border is affecting law enforcement around the nation.
According to the Washington Examiner, the legislation introduced Monday by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y. — the Police Our Border Act — would require the attorney general to submit a report to Congress detailing the effects the border crisis has had on law enforcement at the national, state, and local levels.
The bill is expected to be considered by the House Judiciary Committee and then brought to the floor next month during National Police Week.
"Thanks to the open border policies of President [Joe] Biden and Secretary of [Homeland] Security [Alejandro] Mayorkas, law enforcement agencies across the country are being overwhelmed by the millions of migrants and large quantities of dangerous narcotics like fentanyl flowing into the United States," D'Esposito, a retired detective with the New York Police Department, told the outlet.
If passed, Garland would be required to include specific data in his report — including the estimated cost of resources used to address the influx at the border as well as "the extent to which such resources are not available to law enforcement agencies," the Washington Examiner reported.
The report would also have to include data on how much exposure law enforcement officers have to fentanyl while encountering migrants, and any injuries they sustained in the line of duty — as well as requiring a section detailing the officers' morale.
"The Police Our Border Act will create a mechanism to quantify just how debilitating the Biden border crisis has been to law enforcement professionals, and ensure this failing administration is held accountable for the chaos it has caused around our nation," D'Esposito told the news outlet.
"I have worn the badge of an NYPD Detective, and I will not allow my brothers and sisters in blue to suffer."
Garland would have to submit a report to Congress within 180 days after approval, the outlet reported.
The Washington Examiner noted the new legislation comes amid lawmakers' focus on the rise of illegal migration — a hot topic on Capitol Hill as well among voters.
The outlet noted border-crisis legislation has stalled in both the GOP-led House and Democratic-led Senate. The most recent rejection came in the House, where lawmakers rejected a border bill offered by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
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