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  • H.r. 3486: Stop Illegal Entry Act & Immigration Suppression

    H.R. 3486: Stop Illegal Entry Act & Immigration SuppressionAnimation reveals H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, mandating strict prison sentences for asylum seekers. Passed with little media coverage, it increases penalties for border entry. GOP led congress passed it.

    This animation is a regular feature of Aqui Estamos/ Right here We Stand project, produced by ACoM press reporter and graphic musician Roxsy Lin, as component of protection recording neighborhood influences of the government immigration suppression. Here is the editor’s report with more info regarding H.R. 3486.

    H.R. 1 & Immigration Apprehension

    In July, the GOP-led Congress passed H.R. 1, the federal budget bill pushed by Head of state Trump that appropriates $45 billion for immigration apprehension centers, as part of an unmatched $170 billion for Trump’s deportation agenda.

    Stop Illegal Entry Act: H.R. 3486

    On Sept. 11th the U.S. Legislature passed H.R. 3486, called the Stop Illegal Entry Act, which would certainly mandate tight prison sentences for asylum seekers, undocumented relative, and others unapproved to go across the border. The House vote was 226-197, with all Republican members present voting in favor of the bill, joined by 11 Democrats in assistance. The expense passed with really little insurance coverage by the media.

    H.R. 3486 enhances the required minimal sentence to 5 years for improper border access. Those convicted of felonies, or a criminal activity punishable by even more than a year of imprisonment, will certainly receive an obligatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and possibly face life behind bars, if they are caught going across the border without consent.

    1 Asylum seekers
    2 Border Entry
    3 H.R. 3486
    4 Illegal Entry Act
    5 Immigration arrests
    6 Prison Sentences