Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025

This bill increases federal prison time for people who are in the U.S. without permission and then commit crimes. It raises the maximum sentence for illegal entry from 2 years to 5 years. It also adds a new rule: if someone enters illegally and is later convicted of a crime that could be punished by more than one year in jail, they must serve at least 5 years in federal prison on top of the sentence for that crime.

It also increases penalties for people who were removed from the U.S. and then come back. The maximum sentence for coming back after removal goes from 2 years to 10 years. For those whose removal followed certain serious crimes—like an aggravated felony, any felony under federal, state, tribal, or local law, or any crime punishable by more than one year—the bill raises penalties up to 15 years, with a required minimum of 10 years in prison and a fine.

Key points

• Who is affected: People in the U.S. without permission who commit crimes, and people who return after being removed following certain crimes.
• What changes: Longer maximum sentences for illegal entry and reentry, plus new mandatory prison time if a person who entered illegally is later convicted of a serious crime.
• When: The text provided does not state an effective date.