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S 45 115th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Immigration status and procedures

Kate's Law

Introduced: January 5, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being excluded, denied admission, deported, or removed.

The bill establishes:

  • a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on three or more prior occasions; and
  • a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following two or more prior convictions for illegal re-entry.
What's happening now January 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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