110 HR 132 IH: To impose a criminal penalty on an alien who fails U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-04 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2007 Mr. Gallegly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To impose a criminal penalty on an alien who fails voluntarily to depart the United States after securing permission to do so, or who unlawfully returns to the United States after voluntarily departing.

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Criminal penalties relating to voluntary departure

Section 240B(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c(d)) is amended— (1)in the subsection heading, by striking Civil penalty and inserting Civil and criminal penalties; (2)in paragraph (1)— (A)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (B)by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following: (A)shall be imprisoned for a term of years not less than 1 and not more than 4 and fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code; ; (3)by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (4)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3)

Reentry of departed aliens

Whoever is permitted to depart voluntarily under this section, and thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is present in, the United States in violation of law shall be imprisoned for a term of years not less than 1 and not more than 4 and fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code. .