H.R. 3486 · Passed House · Immigration

Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

What it does

Creates a mandatory minimum of 5 years and allows a life sentence for a foreign national who improperly enters or attempts to enter and is later convicted of a felony.
Raises the maximum sentence for repeated improper entry from 2 years to 5.
Raises the maximum for entering after denial or removal from 2 years to 10, and to 15 years if the person had three or more specified misdemeanor convictions before removal.
Sets up to 10 years for those denied entry or removed three or more times who enter again.
Creates a 10-year mandatory minimum and allows life for reentry after a felony conviction or at least two prior illegal reentry convictions.

Official summary

Stop Illegal Reentry Act This bill establishes or increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who illegally enter the United States and then commit a felony or illegally reenter the United States. The bill establishes a mandatory minimum prison term of 5 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who (1) improperly enters, or attempts to improperly enter, the United States; and (2) is subsequently convicted of a felony. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 2 years to 5 years for repeated improper entry. The bill also increases from 2 years to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for an individual who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter without prior approval. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 10 to 15 years if such an individual was convicted of three or more specified types of misdemeanors before removal. An individual who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both. The bill establishes a…

Latest action

Sep 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.

Committee: House Judiciary