Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017” or as “Kate’s Law”.
Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.
Sec. 2 Increased penalties for reentry of removed aliens
Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended—
in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2) by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 6 years”; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 10 years, and may, in addition, be fined under title 18, United States Code”;
in paragraph (2), by striking “fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 20 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title”; and
in paragraph (4), by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned for not less than 5 and not more than 10 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title”.