Bill > HB975

This bill amends Pennsylvania's human trafficking laws to expand the definition of human trafficking and create a new criminal offense of trafficking in undocumented immigrants. The bill adds a new section to the state's criminal code that makes it a third-degree felony to encourage or induce an undocumented immigrant to enter or remain in the Commonwealth by concealing or shielding them from law enforcement or federal immigration authorities. The offense can be elevated to a second-degree felony under specific circumstances, such as if the action creates a substantial likelihood of serious harm or death to the immigrant, involves a minor, or if the person knows the immigrant will be subjected to labor or sexual servitude. The bill also defines "federal immigration authority" to include various U.S. immigration-related agencies and their delegated enforcement entities. This legislation aims to provide additional legal tools to prosecute individuals who assist undocumented immigrants in ways that potentially expose them to dangerous or exploitative situations.

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