The House has passed a Trump-endorsed Republican bill that significantly enhances the punishment for illegal immigrants who cross the border, particularly those who have previously been deported.
House lawmakers on Thursday passed House Rule 3486, which would allow the Trump administration to impose harsher punishments on illegal immigrants.
House Republican leadership had fast-tracked the bill since Reps. Brad Knott (R-NC) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) introduced it this spring. The White House Office of Management and Budget signaled that President Donald Trump would sign it into law if it passed the House and Senate.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) applauded the bill’s passage: “President Trump’s bold actions to secure our border have demonstrated deterrence is an effective method of prevention, and the Stop Illegal Entry Act delivers the enforcement
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