Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)changedby H.R. 3486 Sec. 2(1)

   …fact, shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years5 years, or both.

   The bill says: in subsection (a), by striking "2 years" and inserting "5 years"; and

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1325)

2. 8 U.S.C. 1325added (e)by H.R. 3486 Sec. 2(2)

   (e) Any alien— 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.(1) who—(A) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers,(B) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or(C) 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(2) thereafter is convicted of any crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment,

   The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1325)

3. 8 U.S.C. 1326renumberedby H.R. 3486 Sec. 3(1)

   The bill says: by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1326)

4. 8 U.S.C. 1326changedby H.R. 3486 Sec. 3(2)

   (a) In general.— Subject to subsections (b) and (c), any alien who— shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.(1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, removed, or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding; and(2) thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States, unless—(A) 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(B) 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,(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)—(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;(B) 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;(C) 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(D) 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 removal includes any agreement in which an alien stipulates to removal during (or not during) a criminal trial under either Federal or State law.(c) Mandatory minimum criminal penalty for reentry of certain removed aliens.— Notwithstanding the penalties provided in subsections (a) and (b), an alien described in subsection (a) who was convicted before such removal or departure of— 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.(1) any aggravated felony;(2) any crime defined as a felony by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, Tribal, or local) of conviction; or(3) any crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment,

   The bill says: by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1326)

5. 8 U.S.C. 1326(d)changedby H.R. 3486 Sec. 3(3)

   The bill says: by striking "section 242(h)(2)" and inserting "section 241(a)(4)"; and

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1326)

6. 8 U.S.C. 1326(d)changedby H.R. 3486 Sec. 3(3)

   The bill says: by striking "Attorney General" and inserting "Secretary of Homeland Security".

   Bill text · Current law (8 U.S.C. 1326)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.