Bill > S4570

This bill, the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act, aims to prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls. It introduces new criminal penalties for "illicit spotting" - the act of knowingly transmitting the location, movement, or activities of federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies with the intent to further a federal crime related to immigration, customs, or other border controls. The bill also criminalizes the destruction, alteration, or damage of any fences, barriers, sensors, cameras, or other physical or electronic devices deployed by the federal government to control the border or a port of entry. Additionally, the bill amends existing law to prohibit the carrying or use of a firearm during and in relation to an "alien smuggling crime", which includes certain felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act.