House passes ‘Kate’s Law’ to boost penalties against deported criminal aliens who reenter the US

Published June 29, 2017 9:25pm ET



Lawmakers also passed a bill that would increase penalties against deported immigrants who reenter the country illegally. That bill is a response to the 2015 murder of Kate Steinle in San Francisco by an immigrant who had been deported five times and was convicted of seven felonies.

Republicans have tried to pass Kate’s Law since then, and are hoping the bill can finally become law under President Trump, who supports it. President Barack Obama had opposed it.

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