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.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
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Introduced Nov 14, 2024
Last action Nov 14, 2024
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Nov 14, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Nov 14, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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