Bill > S50

This bill establishes new criminal penalties for activities that interfere with border and immigration enforcement. Specifically, the bill creates two main criminal offenses: first, "illicit spotting," which involves knowingly transmitting information about law enforcement locations or movements with the intent to further a federal crime related to immigration, customs, or border controls, punishable by up to 10 years in prison; and second, destroying or damaging border control infrastructure like fences, sensors, or cameras without authorization, which is also punishable by up to 10 years in prison, with enhanced penalties up to 20 years if a firearm is involved. The bill also modifies existing laws to strengthen penalties for alien smuggling crimes, clarifying definitions of terms like "crime of violence" and "drug trafficking crime" and extending the statute of limitations for certain immigration-related offenses. The legislation aims to prevent actions by transnational criminal organizations that seek to undermine U.S. border security and immigration controls by criminalizing specific behaviors that obstruct or interfere with border enforcement efforts.