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This bill introduces increased penalties for individuals who commit felonies after being deported or removed from the United States and then return, or for crimes committed for the benefit of a transnational crime organization. Specifically, the bill creates a new legal provision that extends the statutory maximum sentence for such crimes by five years, or by ten years if the victim is a child under 18. The bill also expands the definition of criminal activities to include crimes committed in association with a "transnational crime organization," which is defined as an organization that routinely facilitates international trafficking of drugs, humans, or weapons, or human smuggling. Additionally, the bill modifies existing gang-related crime statutes to include crimes committed for the benefit of or in association with transnational crime organizations. These new provisions will take effect on August 1, 2025, and will apply to crimes committed on or after that date, providing law enforcement and the judicial system with enhanced tools to prosecute individuals who reenter the country illegally after deportation or who are involved with transnational criminal organizations.

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