H.Res. 881

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 881 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 881

Condemning the recent attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement 
personnel and facilities.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 17, 2025

Mr. Ellzey submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees 
on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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RESOLUTION

Condemning the recent attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Law Enforcement 
personnel and facilities.

Whereas the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is to protect 
the United States through criminal investigations and by enforcing 
immigration laws to preserve national security and public safety;
Whereas the mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is to protect United 
States citizens, safeguard our borders, and enhance the Nation's 
economic prosperity;
Whereas both agencies play critical roles in detecting and disrupting terrorist 
threats, combating transnational crime, and securing the homeland;
Whereas, on July 4, 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 
Prairieland detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, was violently 
attacked by approximately a dozen assailants who fired dozens of rounds 
and fireworks at the facility, leaving 1 law enforcement officer with a 
gunshot wound to the neck;
Whereas, on July 7, 2025, the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley sector annex 
in McAllen, Texas, was attacked by an individual who shot at Border 
Patrol agents and other personnel, resulting in 1 McAllen police officer 
and 2 Border Patrol personnel sustaining injuries;
Whereas, on July 15, 2025, an illegal alien in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 
attempted to flee the scene after being pulled over by U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement officers, injuring a Federal officer who was 
trapped in the door of the vehicle and subsequently dragged down the 
road;
Whereas, on August 20, 2025, a group of rioters assaulted, grabbed, punched, and 
pepper sprayed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel in San 
Francisco, California, with 1 assailant slashing the tire of a 
government vehicle and threatening to stab a law enforcement officer;
Whereas, on August 25, 2025, an individual walked to the entrance of a U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, and told 
officials he had a bomb in his backpack, showing what he claimed to be a 
detonator;
Whereas, on September 24, 2025, a sniper opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, Texas, shooting 
indiscriminately at law enforcement and detainees, ultimately striking 3 
detainees, 2 of whom were killed and 1 critically injured;
Whereas, on September 27, 2025, 4 individuals assaulted Federal officers working 
outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in 
Chicago, Illinois, where 2 of these individuals possessed loaded 
firearms, and another threatened to kill a Federal agent;
Whereas, on October 4, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents were ambushed in Chicago, 
Illinois, by assailants who rammed their vehicle into the agents and 1 
of the attackers, who has a history of doxxing Federal agents, was armed 
with a semiautomatic rifle;
Whereas, on November 8, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago, Illinois, 
were boxed in by a hostile crowd and took on gunfire and afterward 
bricks and a paint can were thrown from roofs, damaging Border Patrol 
vehicles and threatening the physical safety of officers and agents;
Whereas, throughout the country, several Federal agents and officers engaged in 
immigration law enforcement activities have been forcibly attacked, 
assaulted, and injured by assailants, including transnational gang 
members; and
Whereas according to the Department of Homeland Security, there has been a 
1,000-percent increase in assaults on U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement personnel and an 8,000-percent increase in death threats 
against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement law enforcement 
officers: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) strongly condemns any act of violence against U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection personnel, facilities, and detainees;
(2) thanks the men and women of these agencies for their 
commitment to carrying out their vital mission and keeping our 
communities and Nation safe; and
(3) honors their courage and steadfast service as they 
stand on the front lines defending the United States and 
upholding the oath they swore to protect and serve.
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