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NEGATIVE Immigration 119th Congress

H.R.3486 Stop Illegal Entry Act

Criminalizes illegal entry into the United States and expands immigration enforcement powers (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

The Refugee Convention prohibits penalizing refugees for irregular entry from territories of persecution.

1951 Refugee Convention, Art. 31 — prohibits imposing penalties on refugees for illegal entry when they come from a territory where their life or freedom is threatened
  • 1967 Protocol — extends Convention protections; U.S. acceded 1968

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$560K combined quarterly activity
2 lobbying firms
6 clients represented
2025-fourth_quarter–2025-third_quarter filing period
⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions
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  • SANTIAGO GONZALEZ — Legislative Director/Sr. Policy Adviser/Legislative Asst., Senator Michael Bennet; Policy Adviser, Rep. Jason Crow;…
Policy Areas Covered
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Immigration
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
  • Education, Dept of
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • SENATE
  • Social Security Administration (SSA)
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • CASA, INC. Immigrant right and services organization
  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Protecting civil liberties
  • LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS Civil rights organization.
  • SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION
  • SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER Civil Rights and Economic Justice Organization
  • COMMUNITY CHANGE ACTION Economic justice, immigration reform, retirement security and affordable housing.

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Increases criminal penalties for illegal entry and reentry at the border. Criminalizing migration rather than addressing root causes has documented failure to reduce unauthorized crossings, and mandatory minimums for reentry disproportionately affect asylum seekers.