,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bedg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,justice1 and ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the ,united ,states after being removed1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,kate's ,law4 #b4 ,commission of crimes by aliens who are unlawfully present in the ,united ,states ,section #bge of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking #b years and inserting #e years2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,any alien who-- 7#a7 7,a7 enters or attempts to enter the ,united ,states at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers2 7,b7 eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers2 or 7,c7 attempts to enter or obtains entry to the ,united ,states by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact1 and 7#b7 thereafter is convicted of any crime punishable by more than #a year of imprisonment1 may be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than #e years4 4 #c4 ,increased penalties for reentry of removed alien ,section #bgf of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d71 any alien who-- 7#a7 has been denied admission1 excluded1 deported1 removed1 or has departed the ,united ,states while an order of exclusion1 deportation1 or removal is outstanding2 and 7#b7 thereafter enters1 attempts to enter1 or is at any time found in1 the ,united ,states-- shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7b7 ,exceptions ,an alien shall not be subject to the penalty under subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security has expressly consented to such alien's reapplying for admission before the alien's reembarkation at a place outside the ,united ,states or the alien's application for admission from foreign contiguous territory2 or 7#b7 an alien previously denied admission and removed establishes that he or she alien was not required to obtain such advance consent under this ,act4 7c7 ,criminal penalties for reentry of certain removed aliens 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 and except as provided in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 an alien described in subsection 7a7 who was convicted before such removal or departure of #c or more misdemeanors involving drugs1 crimes against the person1 or both shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than #ae years1 or both2 7,b7 an alien described in subsection 7a7 who has been excluded from the ,united ,states pursuant to section #bce7;c7 because the alien was inadmissible under section #bab7;a77#c77;,b7 or who has been removed from the ,united ,states pursuant to the provisions of title ,v1 and who thereafter1 without the permission of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 enters the ,united ,states1 or attempts to do so1 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and imprisoned for a period of #aj years1 which sentence shall not run concurrently with any other sentence2 7,c7 an alien described in subsection 7a7 who was removed from the ,united ,states pursuant to section #bda7;a77#d77;,b7 who thereafter1 without the permission of the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 enters1 attempts to enter1 or is at any time found in1 the ,united ,states1 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned for not more than #aj years1 or both2 and 7,d7 an alien described in subsection 7a7 who has been denied admission1 excluded1 deported1 or removed #c or more times and thereafter enters1 attempts to enter1 or is at any time found in the ,united ,states1 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7#b7 ,removal defined ,in this subsection and in subsection 7d71 the term removal includes any agreement in which an alien stipulates to removal during 7or not during7 a criminal trial under either ,federal or ,state law4 7d7 ,mandatory minimum criminal penalty for reentry of certain removed aliens ,an alien described in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 who was convicted before such removal or departure of-- 7,a7 any aggravated felony2 7,b7 any crime defined as a felony by the relevant jurisdiction 7,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1 or local7 of conviction2 or 7,c7 any crime punishable by more than #a year of imprisonment2 or 7#b7 who was convicted of a violation described in this section at least twice before such removal or departure1 may be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall be imprisoned for not less than #aj years4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7e71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking section #bdb7;h77#b7 and inserting section #bda7;a77#d72 and 7,b7 by striking ,attorney ,general and inserting ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4