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House Republicans are fast-tracking a bill that would dramatically raise the punishment for illegal immigrants caught attempting to enter the United States after being deported.
The Stop Illegal Entry Act was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee last week after being tweaked to include language from Rep. Brad Knott’s (R-NC) legislation titled the Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act, which includes penalties for repeat border crossers and criminal illegal immigrants.




WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Brad Knott introduced legislation strengthening penalties against criminal illegal immigrants.
Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC), a member of the Homeland Security Committee and former organized crime prosecutor with the Department of Justice, told The Free Press that the foreign terrorist designation comes at a time when the cartel threat to North America has become too grave to ignore.
U.S. Rep. Brad Knott, who represents North Carolina’s 13th District, last week expressed appreciation for the extradition of the man charged in connection with the 2022 slaying of a Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo has been extradited back to the United States from Mexico and is slated to face trial on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the Aug. 11, 2022, death of Deputy Ned Byrd.

WAKE COUNTY, NC - Today, Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) released the following statement regarding the extradition of a murder suspect from Mexico to be tried for the killing of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd.
