Increased civil penalties for employers that hire unauthorized aliens

(a) In general Section 274A(e)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)(4)(A)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting, subject to paragraph (10), after such violations and; (2) in clause (i), by striking $250 and not more than $2,000 and inserting $1,432 and not more than $11,448; (3) in clause (ii), by striking $2,000 and not more than $5,000 and inserting $11,448 and not more than $28,616; and (4) in clause (iii), by striking $3,000 and not more than $10,000 and inserting $17,172 and not more than $57,238. (b) Annual inflation adjustment Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Annual inflation adjustment (A) In general Beginning on October 1, 2027, the penalty amounts established under paragraph (4)(A) shall be adjusted annually to account for inflation by using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the same manner as civil monetary penalties are adjusted under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note). (B) Publication The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish the inflation-adjusted amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) in the Federal Register not later than December 15 of each year, and such adjusted amounts shall apply to penalties assessed on or after January 1 of the following year..