This bill proposes to substantially increase civil penalties for various immigration-related offenses, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. It significantly raises fines for employers who knowingly hire unauthorized aliens , with new penalty ranges reaching up to $57,238 for repeat violations. The legislation also imposes higher civil penalties on aliens who fail to depart the U.S. after a final removal order, increasing the fine from $500 to $1,996. Furthermore, it targets aliens who improperly enter or attempt to enter the country without authorization, adjusting their civil penalty range from $50-$250 to $200-$1,000. To maintain their value, all these increased penalty amounts will undergo an annual inflation adjustment starting October 1, 2027, based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration
Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act
USA119th CongressS-4769| Senate
| Updated: 6/11/2026
This bill proposes to substantially increase civil penalties for various immigration-related offenses, amending the Immigration and Nationality Act. It significantly raises fines for employers who knowingly hire unauthorized aliens , with new penalty ranges reaching up to $57,238 for repeat violations. The legislation also imposes higher civil penalties on aliens who fail to depart the U.S. after a final removal order, increasing the fine from $500 to $1,996. Furthermore, it targets aliens who improperly enter or attempt to enter the country without authorization, adjusting their civil penalty range from $50-$250 to $200-$1,000. To maintain their value, all these increased penalty amounts will undergo an annual inflation adjustment starting October 1, 2027, based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).