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This bill introduces stricter penalties for individuals who commit crimes after being deported or removed from the United States, and for crimes committed in association with transnational crime organizations. Specifically, the bill creates a new provision that increases the statutory maximum sentence by five years for felonies committed after deportation, and by ten years if the victim is a child under 18. The bill also expands the definition of criminal gang-related offenses to include transnational crime organizations, which are defined as organizations that routinely facilitate international trafficking of drugs, humans, or weapons, or human smuggling. Under this new law, a person who commits a crime for the benefit of, at the direction of, in association with, or motivated by involvement with a transnational crime organization, with the intent to promote or assist criminal conduct, will be subject to enhanced sentencing. These new provisions will become effective on August 1, 2025, and will apply to crimes committed on or after that date, aiming to provide additional legal tools to prosecute and deter serious cross-border criminal activities.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0321&ssn=0&y=2025