H.R. 3486

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · May 19, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Bice · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 3486
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Commission of crimes by aliens unlawfully present in the United States
  • SEC. 3. Increased penalties for reentry of removed alien

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Stop Illegal Entry Act.

SEC. 2. Commission of crimes by aliens unlawfully present in the United States

• Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended— 8 U.S.C. 1325
  • in subsection (a), by striking 2 yearsand inserting 5 years; and
    • Any alien—
      • who—
        • enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers,
        • eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or
        • attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, and
      • thereafter is convicted of any crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment,
    • may be fined under title 18, United States Code, and shall be imprisoned not less than 5 years and may be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.
  • by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 3. Increased penalties for reentry of removed alien

• Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act () is amended— 8 U.S.C. 1326
  • by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
    • (a) In general
      • Subject to subsections (b) and (c), any alien who—
        • has been denied admission, excluded, deported, removed, or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding; and
        • thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States, unless—
          • prior to the alien’s reembarkation at a place outside the United States or the alien’s application for admission from foreign contiguous territory, the Secretary of Homeland Security has expressly consented to such alien’s reapplying for admission; or
          • with respect to an alien previously denied admission and removed, such alien establishes that the alien was not required to obtain such advance consent under this or any prior Act,
      • shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    • (b) Criminal penalties for reentry of certain removed aliens
      • (1) In general
        • Notwithstanding the penalty under subsection (a), and except as provided in subsection (c), an alien described in subsection (a)—
          • who was convicted before such removal or departure of 3 or more misdemeanors involving drugs, crimes against the person, or both shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both;
          • who has been excluded from the United States pursuant to section 235(c) because the alien was inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B) or who has been removed from the United States pursuant to the provisions of title V, and who thereafter, without the permission of the Secretary of Homeland Security, enters the United States, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned for a period of 10 years, which sentence shall not run concurrently with any other sentence;
          • who was removed from the United States pursuant to section 241(a)(4)(B) who thereafter, without the permission of the Secretary of Homeland Security, enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both; and
          • who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed 3 or more times and thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
      • (2) Removal defined
        • In this subsection and in subsection (c), the term includes any agreement in which an alien stipulates to removal during (or not during) a criminal trial under either Federal or State law. removal
    • (c) Mandatory minimum criminal penalty for reentry of certain removed aliens
  • by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
  • in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—
    • by striking section 242(h)(2)and inserting section 241(a)(4); and
    • by striking Attorney Generaland inserting Secretary of Homeland Security.

• Notwithstanding the penalties provided in subsections (a) and (b), an alien described in subsection (a)—
  • who was convicted before such removal or departure of—
    • any aggravated felony;
    • any crime defined as a felony by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, Tribal, or local) of conviction; or
    • any crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment; or
  • who was convicted under this section at least 2 times before such removal or departure,
• may be fined under title 18, United States Code, and shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years and may be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.