S 45 115th Congress Senate

Kate's Law

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2017 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationImmigration status and procedures

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Jan 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 5, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action January 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

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