Caps U.S. Border Patrol's authority to 25 miles from the border, boosting public data on encounters.
This bill would mostly keep U.S. Border Patrol agents within 25 miles of the U.S. border, changing how they operate in the country's interior. It would also require new public reports on Border Patrol activities and encounters with people, including U.S. citizens, at checkpoints and inland.
Today, U.S. Border Patrol agents can operate and make arrests nationwide, sometimes far from the border and without specific training for complex investigations. There is limited public data on these inland operations or checkpoint encounters. This bill would generally limit U.S. Border Patrol's authority to within 25 miles of the U.S. border, with exceptions for emergencies. It would also require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to publicly report detailed data on inland agent activities and all checkpoint encounters, starting 30 to 90 days after the bill becomes law.
S 3571 · 119th Congress · December 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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