Sec. 103. Reporting requirements
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The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, and in coordination with the heads of other Federal Government agencies, shall submit a monthly report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies, for the report month— with respect to apprehensions by the Department of Homeland Security, the number of— family units, broken down by U.S. Border Patrol sector; family units originating from El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, broken down by country and U.S.
Border Patrol sector; unaccompanied alien children, broken down by U.S. Border Patrol sector and gang affiliation; and unaccompanied alien children originating from El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras, broken down by country of origin, U.S. Border Patrol sector, and gang affiliation; with respect to children who were separated from their parents by the Department of Homeland Security— the number of such children, broken down by age and by country of origin; whether the family unit crossed at a port of entry or between ports of entry; the number of such children who were suspected of being subjected to human trafficking; the reasons for separating children who crossed at a port of entry from their parents; the number of such children who crossed the border illegally; the number of such children who made an asylum claim, or on whose behalf an asylum claim was made; and the number of such children who were accompanied by a parent who had previously crossed the border illegally; with respect to aliens who requested asylum in the United States under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 )— the number of asylum requests received based on an assertion of a credible fear of persecution or torture on account of the alien’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if the alien is returned to his or her country of nationality; the number of asylum requests granted; the number of asylum requests denied, broken down by the reason for the denial; the number of asylum claims abandoned or withdrawn; and the average time between the date on which an alien requested asylum because of an asserted fear of returning to his or her country of nationality and the date on which the alien was granted or denied asylum based on such request, broken down between affirmative and defensive requests for asylum; and with respect to aliens who were ordered removed from the United States— the number of removal orders issued for unaccompanied alien children, adults, and family units, respectively; the number of removal orders issued in absentia for unaccompanied alien children, adults, and family units, respectively; and the number of effectuated removal orders issued for unaccompanied alien children, adults, and family units, respectively.
The Secretary, working through the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the heads of appropriate Federal Government agencies, shall jointly submit a quarterly report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies, for the report quarter— the number of beds that are available for unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services; the actual number of beds available for family units to use in facilities operated by, or through a contract with, the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services; of the unaccompanied alien children processed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services— the number of children referred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement by the Department of Homeland Security; the average length of stay of a child in shelter care; the number of such children, broken down by country of origin, age, and gender; the number of such children who have a criminal record; the number of such children who have been involved with a criminal gang, broken down by the name of the gang; the number of such children who were released to a parent or legal guardian; the number of such children who were released to another immediate adult relative, broken down by the adult relative’s relationship to the child; the number of such children who were released to a distant relative or an unrelated adult; the number of children described in subparagraph (F), (G), or (H), broken down by State of current residence; the number of home studies conducted; and the number of such children who were separated from their parents and subsequently reunited with at least 1 parent; with respect to drug seizures by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, the amount (in pounds) of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and fentanyl seized, broken down by— the number of seizures; the method by which the drugs were transported; and the location of the seizures; and with respect to other enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection— the number of criminal aliens who were arrested; and the number of criminal aliens with outstanding warrants. The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the heads of other Federal Government agencies, shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that identifies, for the report year— the number of visas granted to married aliens, provided that such alien or his or her spouse was younger than 18 years of age at the time of the marriage, broken down by— the country of origin of each spouse; the age of each spouse; and the visa categories involving marriage in which a minor is the beneficiary; and the percent of individuals who were apprehended by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection multiple times during the report year.
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