S 5322 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Border Smuggling Crackdown Act

This bill changes sentencing guidelines for individuals smuggling undocumented immigrants across the border. It increases prison time based on the number of people involved (e.g., 2-4 people adds 2 sentencing levels, 50+ people adds 10 levels) and adds further increases if someone suffers injury or death during the smuggling. The law specifically targets smuggling operations involving multiple people or resulting in harm, with sentencing caps set at 29 levels (or 38 with additional factors). It directly affects people convicted of smuggling undocumented immigrants under these specific circumstances.
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Introduced Nov 14, 2024 Last action Nov 14, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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