Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act

S. 1675 · 119th Congress · May 8, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, by adding an additional aggravating factor to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is warranted.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act”.

Sec. 2 Death penalty aggravating factors

Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:

“(17) Illegal alien—The defendant is an alien who—

“(A) came to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of Federal law; and

“(B) has been convicted of killing, attempting to kill, or conspiring to kill a United States citizen.”

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May 8, 2025viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Justice, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Death penalty aggravating factors

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