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This bill would most directly affect individuals involved in criminal activities that aim to circumvent or obstruct U.S. border controls and immigration enforcement. This includes members of transnational criminal organizations, human smugglers, and drug traffickers who might act as "spotters" providing intelligence on law enforcement movements or those who physically damage border infrastructure.
Individuals who might, for any reason, intentionally destroy, alter, or damage border security devices would also be affected. Law enforcement agencies at all levels (Federal, State, local, tribal) operating near the border would also be affected, as the bill aims to reduce illicit interference with their operations and provides new legal tools for prosecution.
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This bill would most directly affect individuals involved in criminal activities that aim to circumvent or obstruct U.S. border controls and immigration enforcement. This includes members of transnational criminal organizations, human smugglers, and drug traffickers who might act as "spotters" providing intelligence on law enforcement movements or those who physically damage border infrastructure.
Individuals who might, for any reason, intentionally destroy, alter, or damage border security devices would also be affected. Law enforcement agencies at all levels (Federal, State, local, tribal) operating near the border would also be affected, as the bill aims to reduce illicit interference with their operations and provides new legal tools for prosecution.
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| TYPE | AMOUNT | WHO |
|---|---|---|
| criminal | up to 10 years imprisonment, fine under Title 18, or both | Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency with the intent to further a Federal crime relating to United States immigration, customs, controlled substances, agriculture, monetary instruments, or other border controls (illicit spotting). |
| criminal | up to 10 years imprisonment, fine under Title 18, or both | Any person who knowingly and without lawful authorization destroys, alters, or damages any fence, barrier, sensor, camera, or other physical or electronic device deployed by the Federal Government to control the border or a port of entry or otherwise seeks to construct, excavate, or make any structure intended to defeat, circumvent, or evade any such device (destruction of border controls). |
| criminal | up to 20 years imprisonment, fine under Title 18, or both | Any person who commits destruction of United States Border Controls (as above) and uses or carries a firearm, or in furtherance of such crime, possesses a firearm. |
| criminal | same as completed offense (up to 10 or 20 years imprisonment, fine, or both) | Any person who attempts or conspires to commit illicit spotting or destruction of border controls. |
| criminal | Existing enhanced penalties under Section 924(c) of Title 18 for carrying/using a firearm during violent crimes, now extended to alien smuggling crimes. | Any person who uses or carries a firearm during and in relation to an "alien smuggling crime" (felonies under specific sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act). |