(The Center Square) – Two U.S. Senators proposed a new bill that would allow people to sue federal officers for constitutional violations, regardless of their citizenship status, amid a federal crackdown on illegal immigration.

U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act to give people, regardless of citizenship, the right to sue federal law enforcement officers and agencies in civil court for violations of their civil and constitutional rights. Padilla has been attempting to get the measure passed since 2021, but said it has taken on new importance amid immigration crackdowns led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

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