House passes bill to curb high-speed border chases after agent killed on duty

Published February 13, 2025 10:49am ET



The House voted to crack down on high-speed chases near the southern border, marking the latest immigration-focused bill to be prioritized in the new GOP majority.

The Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, named after a Border Patrol officer who died in the line of duty, passed the House in a 264-155 vote on Thursday. Gonzalez was pursuing migrants on his all-terrain vehicle at the time of his death in 2022.

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