Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) on Tuesday introduced the Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2024, legislation that will impose sanctions on police departments operated by the People’s Republic of China in the United States. The act also sanctions those associated with the United Front Work Department who attempt to coerce or intimidate individuals residing in the United States.
“No foreign government has the right to operate secret police stations on American soil. The Chinese Communist Party’s actions undermine international norms and human rights by circumventing legal extradition processes and engaging in intimidation tactics. This legislation sends a clear message: the United States will not tolerate illegal operations that violate our sovereignty and intimidate individuals living within our borders,” said Senator Cotton.
Text of the legislation may be found here.
The Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2024 would:
- Imposes sanctions on Chinese police institutions operating in the U.S. and those associated with them
- Imposes sanctions on those acting under the direction or control of the United Front Work Department to monitor and intimidate individuals in the U.S.
- Revoke visas of the above.
