Food for Thought – HR 8
What Does the Law Say? Title 8, USC 1324
TITLE 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY CHAPTER 12 –
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY SUB CHAPTER II –
IMMIGRATION Part VIII - General
Penalty Provisions § 1324. Bringing in and harboring certain aliens (a)
Criminal penalties
(1) (A) Any person who— (i) knowing that a person is an
alien, brings
to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such
person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as
designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has
received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the
United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken
with respect to such alien;
(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an
alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or
attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of
transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that
an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of
law, conceals,
harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield
from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of
transportation;
(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter,
or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact
that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v) (I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the
preceding acts, or
(II) Aids or abets the commission of any of the
preceding acts, shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).