#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cjjd  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d section #bgf
 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act   
relat+ to re5try ( remov$ ali5s4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z     
,kate's ,law4  #b4 ,illegal re5try      
,section #bgf ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7  
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #bgf4       
,re5try ( remov$ ali5  7a7 ,re5try aft] 
removal ,any ali5 :o has be5 d5i$       
admission1 exclud$1 deport$1 or remov$1 
or :o has dep>t$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile an
 ord] ( exclusion1 deportation1 or      
removal is out/&+1 & subsequ5tly ent]s1 
attempts to ent]1 crosses ! bord] to1   
attempts to cross ! bord] to1 or is at  
any "t f\nd 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all be  
f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
imprison$ n m ?an #b ye>s1 or bo?4  7b7 
,re5try ( crim9al (f5d]s ,not)/&+ !     
p5alty provid$ 9 subsection 7a71 if an  
ali5 describ$ 9 t subsection 0 convict$ 
be=e su* removal or dep>ture--  7#a7 =  
#c or m misdemeanors or = a felony1 !   

ali5 %all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m ?an #aj     
ye>s1 or bo?2  7#b7 = a felony = :i* !  
ali5 0 s5t5c$ to a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n
 less ?an #cj mon?s1 ! ali5 %all be f9$ 
"u su* title1 imprison$ n m ?an #ae     
ye>s1 or bo?2  7#c7 = a felony = :i* !  
ali5 0 s5t5c$ to a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n
 less ?an #fj mon?s1 ! ali5 %all be f9$ 
"u su* title1 imprison$ n m ?an #bj     
ye>s1 or bo?2 or  7#d7 = murd]1 rape1   
kidnapp+1 or a felony (f5se describ$ 9  
*apt] #gg 7relat+ to peonage & slav]y7  
or #aac;,b 7relat+ to t]rorism7 ( su*   
title1 or = #c or m felonies ( any k9d1 
! ali5 %all be f9$ "u su* title1        
imprison$ n m ?an #be ye>s1 or bo?4  7c7
 ,re5try aft] repeat$ removal ,any ali5 
:o has be5 d5i$ admission1 exclud$1     
deport$1 or remov$ #c or m times &      
!reaft] ent]s1 attempts to ent]1 crosses
 ! bord] to1 attempts to cross ! bord]  
to1 or is at any "t f\nd 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 %all be f9$ "u title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m ?an #aj    

ye>s1 or bo?4  7d7 ,pro( ( prior        
convictions ,! prior convictions        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 are elem5ts ( 
! crimes describ$1 & ! p5alties 9 t     
subsection %all apply only 9 cases 9 :i*
 ! conviction or convictions t =m !     
basis = ! additional p5alty are--  7#a7 
alleg$ 9 ! indictm5t or in=mation2 &    
7#b7 prov5 beyond a reasonable d\bt at  
trial or admitt$ by ! def5dant4  7e7    
,affirmative def5ses ,x %all be an      
affirmative def5se to a violation ( ?is 
section t-- 7#a7 prior to ! alleg$      
violation1 ! ali5 _h s\ght & receiv$ !  
express cons5t ( ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&  
,security to reapply = admission into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 ) respect to an 
ali5 previ\sly d5i$ admission & remov$1 
! ali5-- 7,a7 0 n requir$ to obta9 su*  
advance cons5t "u ! ,immigration &      
,nationality ,act or any prior ,act2 &  
7,b7 _h compli$ ) all o!r laws &        
regulations gov]n+ ! ali5's admission   
into ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7f7 ,limitation  
on collat]al attack on und]ly+ removal  

ord] ,9 a crim9al proce$+ "u ?is        
section1 an ali5 may n *all5ge !        
validity ( any prior removal ord]       
conc]n+ ! ali54  7g7 ,re5try ( ali5     
remov$ prior to completion ( t]m (      
imprisonm5t ,any ali5 remov$ pursuant to
 section #bda7;a77#d7 :o ent]s1 attempts
 to ent]1 crosses ! bord] to1 attempts  
to cross ! bord] to1 or is at any "t    
f\nd 91 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be         
inc>c]at$ = ! rema9d] ( ! s5t5ce (      
imprisonm5t :i* 0 p5d+ at ! "t (        
deportation )\t any r$uction = p>ole or 
sup]vis$ release unless ! ali5          
affirmatively demon/rates t ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security has expressly       
cons5t$ to ! ali5's re5try4 ,su* ali5   
%all be subject to su* o!r p5alties     
relat+ to ! re5try ( remov$ ali5s z may 
be available "u ?is section or any o!r  
provision ( law4  7h7 ,def9itions ,=    
purposes ( ?is section & section #bge1 !
 foll[+ def9itions %all apply3  7#a7    
,crosses ! bord] to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,!  
t]m crosses ! bord] ref]s to ! physical 

act ( cross+ ! bord]1 reg>dless ( :e!r !
 ali5 is free f (ficial re/ra9t4  7#b7  
,felony ,! t]m felony means any crim9al 
(f5se puni%able by a t]m ( imprisonm5t (
 m ?an #a ye> "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 any ,/ate1 or a =eign gov]nm5t4 
7#c7 ,misdemeanor ,! t]m misdemeanor    
means any crim9al (f5se puni%able by a  
t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n m ?an #a ye> "u ! 
applicable laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any  
,/ate1 or a =eign gov]nm5t4  7#d7       
,removal ,! t]m removal includes any    
d5ial ( admission1 exclusion1           
deportation1 or removal1 or any agreem5t
 by :i* an ali5 /ipulates or agrees to  
exclusion1 deportation1 or removal4     
7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 & any commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or        
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  ,pass$
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june #bi1   
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