Sec. 222. Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children
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Section 235(a)(2)(A) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— in clause (ii), by striking and at the end; in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the return of such child to the child's country of nationality or of last habitual residence would not endanger the life or safety of such child. . Section 235(a)(4) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(4)) is amended— by inserting To the extent feasible, unaccompanied alien children should be housed and screened by an immigration officer with expertise in child welfare in separate child-friendly facilities conducive to disclosing information related to human trafficking or exploitation. before If the child does not meet such criteria ; and by adding at the end the following:
In the course of building or remodeling existing immigration facilities, consideration should be given to including separate child-friendly space conducive to disclosing information relating to human trafficking or exploitation. . Section 235(a)(5) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of State, shall report to Congress the following:
The number of alien children encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The number of alien children screened for severe forms of human trafficking. Whether the screening was conducted by an individual with expertise in child welfare. How many of these children were repatriated and how many were diverted into services. . Section 235(b)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(b)(2) ) is amended by striking within 48 hours and inserting within 24 hours .
Section 235(c)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Homeland Security shall either release, pursuant to the Secretary’s sole discretion, or place in the least restrictive setting an alien who— has been placed under this paragraph as a child; has demonstrated that he or she is not a danger to the community or a flight risk; and has become ineligible, by reason of age, for placement as a child. .
Section 235(c)(3)(B) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking shall conduct follow-up services and all that follows through for whom a home study was conducted and inserting the following: shall provide at least 1 visit for follow-up services on all children not later than 45 days after placement, .
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Sec. 222
Enhancing efforts to combat the trafficking of children
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