Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

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Kate's Law or the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2019

Kate's Law or the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

This bill imposes a mandatory minimum five-year prison term (not more than six years) upon removed aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States.

The bill also imposes mandatory minimum prison terms upon removed aliens convicted of certain serious crimes, including three or more misdemeanors involving drugs or an aggravated felony as defined by the immigration law.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

Also known as: Kate’s Law

Latest action (Jan 9, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 9, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.