3.0.0 2709 2017-12-14T23:58:28Z 2017-12-14T23:58:28Z Senate S S 2008-03-05 110 2008-03-06 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594. Calendars 2008-03-05 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-03-13 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2008-03-13 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-03-13 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-03-13 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-03-13 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-03-13 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2008-04-04 False Immigration Border patrols Crime and Law Enforcement Deportation Destruction of property Illegal aliens Mandatory sentences Prosecution Immigration 00 2008-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-28T17:01:05Z Border Crossing Deterrence Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand Operation Streamline (the zero-tolerance prosecution policy for illegal entry and reentry) to all 20 border sectors. Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise and increase criminal penalties, including establishing mandatory minimum penalties, for an alien's entry into the United States at an improper time or place; and (2) revise criminal penalty and related provisions, and establish mandatory minimum sentences, respecting the reentry of an alien who has been removed from the United States.

Amends the federal criminal code to establish a mandatory minimum criminal penalty of five years for an alien's destruction of U.S. government-installed border barriers or infrastructure.

]]> Border Crossing Deterrence Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Border Crossing Deterrence Act of 2008 Display Title Border Crossing Deterrence Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the criminal penalties for illegally reentering the United States and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2709pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2709pcs.xml 2008-03-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 594. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.