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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 · Sec. 60024

Sec. 60024. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING

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## SEC. 60024 ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING Section 274(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)by striking “(1) Any person” and inserting “(1)(A) Any person”; #####
(B)by striking “(A) knowing” and inserting “(i) knowing”; #####
(C)by striking “(B) knowing” and inserting “(ii) knowing”; #####
(D)by striking “(C) knowing” and inserting “(iii) knowing”; #####
(E)by striking “(D) encourages” and inserting “(iv) encourages”; #####
(F)by striking “shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, for each alien in respect to whom any violation of this paragraph occurs” and inserting “shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B)”; and #####
(G)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > A person who violates subparagraph
(A)shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs— > > > ###### “(i) > > in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; > > > ###### “(ii) > > in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(ii), (iii), or (iv), be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; > > > ###### “(iii) > > in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(i), (ii), (iii), or
(iv)during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(i), (ii), (iii), or
(iv)resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.” > ; and ####
(2)in paragraph
(2)by striking “or imprisoned not more than five years, or both” and inserting “or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (B)(ii), imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both; or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(iii), imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.”.
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