Sec. 311. Strengthening internal asylum systems in Mexico and other countries
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall work with international partners, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to support and provide technical assistance to strengthen the domestic capacity of Mexico and other countries in the region to provide asylum to eligible children and families by— establishing and expanding temporary and long-term in-country reception centers and shelter capacity to meet the humanitarian needs of those seeking asylum or other forms of international protection; improving the asylum registration system to ensure that all individuals seeking asylum or other humanitarian protection— are properly screened for security, including biographic and biometric capture; receive due process and meaningful access to existing legal protections; and receive proper documents in order to prevent fraud and ensure freedom of movement and access to basic social services; creating or expanding a corps of trained asylum officers capable of evaluating and deciding individual asylum claims consistent with international law and obligations; developing the capacity to conduct best interest determinations for unaccompanied alien children to ensure that their needs are properly met, which may include family reunification or resettlement based on international protection needs; and upholding best practices consistent with international law and obligations regarding the protection of vulnerable populations such as women and children.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit a report that describes the plans of the Secretary of State to assist in developing the asylum processing capabilities described in subsection
(a)to— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives . There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (a).