Sec. 161. Report on protections for vulnerable populations impacted by immigration enforcement activities
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that describes the impact of immigration-related enforcement activities and fugitive operations on United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals otherwise lawfully present in the United States, and, where possible, undocumented aliens present in the United States. The report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of— the number of individuals apprehended during immigration-related enforcement activities who are children, United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, lawfully present non-citizens; immigration-related apprehensions at homes, schools, school bus stops, day care centers, colleges, places of worship, hospitals, health care clinics, funeral homes, cemeteries, victim services agencies, social services agencies, head start centers, recreation centers, legal service providers, courts and community centers; apprehensions, detentions, and removals of sole caregivers, primary breadwinners, pregnant and nursing mothers, and other vulnerable populations during an immigration-related enforcement activity; the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security cooperates and coordinates with State and local law enforcement during immigration-related enforcement activities; the number of immigration-related enforcement apprehensions resulting from cooperation with State and local law enforcement; whether apprehended individuals are provided access to a telephone; how quickly apprehended individuals are provided access to a telephone; the manner through which family members of the target population of the immigration-related enforcement activity are notified of their family member’s detention; the number of parents, guardians, or caregivers of children removed from the United States; the number of parents, guardians, or caregivers of children removed from the United States whose children accompany or join them; the number of parents, guardians, or caregivers of children removed from the United States who are removed without their children; the number of occasions on which both parents of a particular children are removed from the United States without their children; the length of time the parents, guardians, or caregivers of children were present in the United States before their removal from the United States; the number of United States citizen children that remain in the United States after the removal of a parent, guardian, or caregiver; the number of individuals apprehended determined to be part of a vulnerable population released within specified time limit under section 160(c); the length of time between when an individual is determined to be part of a vulnerable population and that individual is released under section 160(c); the methodology of the Department of Homeland Security for notifying agents and entities under agreement with the Department of Homeland Security about standards regarding enforcement actions concerning vulnerable populations and holding them accountable when such standards are violated; the number of officials of the Department of Homeland Security disciplined for violations during apprehensions and in making detention decisions; transfers of immigrants during the course of an immigration-related enforcement activity, including— whether the immigrants had access to legal counsel before being transferred; whether the immigrant received notice of an impending transfer; and whether the immigrant was evaluated for vulnerability under section 160(a) before being transferred; apprehension procedures for immigration-related enforcement activities, and compliance with screening procedures for vulnerable populations; recommendations for improving immigration-related enforcement activities and fugitive operations by reducing the negative impact on children and vulnerable populations; secure alternatives programs, including the types of programs used, number of individuals placed in theses programs, reasons for not placing immigrants that qualify as a member of a vulnerable population as defined in section 160(a) in these programs, percentage of cases in which adjustment of immigration status is granted, percentage of cases in which removal is undertaken, and frequency of absconding; and the number of individuals apprehended after officials were notified by a health or mental health professional.