Sec. 153. Specific detention requirements for short-term detention facilities
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All detainees in short-term detention facilities shall receive— potable water; food, if detained for more than 5 hours; basic toiletries, diapers, sanitary products, and blankets; access to bathroom facilities; and access to telephones. The Secretary shall provide consular officials with access to detainees held at any short-term detention facility. Detainees shall be afforded reasonable access to a licensed health care professional. The Secretary shall ensure that nursing mothers in such facilities have access to their children.
Any property belonging to a detainee that was confiscated by an official of the Department of Homeland Security shall be returned to the detainee upon repatriation or transfer. The Secretary shall ensure that adequately trained and qualified staff are stationed at each major port of entry at which, during the most recent 2 fiscal years, an average of not fewer than 50 unaccompanied alien children per year have been held by United States Customs and Border Protection, such staff shall include— independent licensed social workers dedicated to ensuring the proper temporary care for the children while in the custody of United States Customs and Border Protection; and agents charged primarily with the safe, swift, and humane transportation of such children to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
The social workers described in paragraph (1)(A) shall ensure that each unaccompanied alien child— receives emergency medical care; receives mental health care in case of trauma; has access to psychosocial health services; is provided with— a pillow, linens, and sufficient blankets to rest at a comfortable temperature; and a bed and mattress placed in an area specifically designated for residential use; receives adequate nutrition; enjoys a safe and sanitary living environment; receives educational materials; and has access to at least 3 hours of indoor and outdoor recreational programs and activities per day.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all information gathered in the course of providing care, custody, placement, and follow-up services to unaccompanied alien children and separated children as defined in section 164(c), consistent with the best interest of such children, by not disclosing such information to other government agencies or nonparental third parties, except as provided under paragraph (2). The Secretary may only disclose information regarding an unaccompanied alien child if— the child authorizes such disclosure and such is consistent with the child’s best interest; or the disclosure is to a duly recognized law enforcement entity and is necessary to prevent imminent and serious harm to another individual.
All disclosures under paragraph
(2)shall be duly recorded in writing and placed in the child’s file.