ICE Act (H.R. 4226) adds a new criminal offense to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) aimed at preventing interference with federal immigration enforcement. The bill creates a specific penalty for anyone who knowingly impedes or interferes with an officer or employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while enforcing immigration laws, including those who destroy or damage United States property used for enforcement. The offense carries penalties that include a fine (as defined by federal law) and/or imprisonment for up to five years. The act is titled the Initiating Criminal Enforcement Act or the ICE Act and would amend INA § 274 to add this new subsection (f). In short, the measure seeks to deter actions that obstruct ICE enforcement activities by criminalizing interference and property damage tied to enforcement operations, with a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison.