Sec. 13. Regional processing centers

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Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish at least 4 regional processing centers located in high traffic sectors of U.S. Border Patrol, as determined by the Secretary, along the southern border land border of the United States. All family units apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in such sectors shall be expeditiously transported to the nearest regional processing center. The regional processing centers established pursuant to subsection

(a)shall carry out family unit processing activities, including— criminal history checks; identity verification; DNA analysis; medical screenings; asylum interviews and credible fear determinations under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225 ); and other activities prescribed by the Secretary. The regional processing centers established pursuant to subsection

(a)shall include— personnel assigned from— U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services; upon agreement with the Secretary of Defense, personnel assigned from the Department of Defense; sufficient medical staff, including physicians specializing in pediatric or family medicine, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; licensed social workers; mental health professionals; and a sufficient number of detention beds to detain all family units apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the sector of the U.S. Border Patrol in which such regional processing center is located for not fewer than 20 days. During the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall assign not fewer than 2 immigration judges to each southwest border family residential center or other southwest border location agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to expeditiously adjudicate the immigration proceedings of family units and other aliens arrested and detained by the Department of Homeland Security. Each biometric criminal history check carried out under subsection (b)(1) shall be conducted using a set of fingerprints or other biometric identifier obtained from— the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the criminal history repositories of all States that the individual listed as a current or former residence; and any other appropriate Federal or State database or repository, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. . DNA analysis under subsection (b)(3) may be carried out with Rapid DNA instruments. Subject to operational and spatial availability, in the event of a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or any homeland security crisis requiring the establishment of a departmental Joint Task Force under section 708(b), the Secretary may temporarily utilize a regional processing center to carry out operations relating to such declaration or crisis. The Department of Homeland Security may accept donations from the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups independent of the Federal Government for the care of children and family units detained at a regional processing center established under subsection (a), including— medical goods and services; school supplies; toys; clothing; and any other items intended to promote the well being of such children and family units. In this section, the terms DNA analysis , DNA sample , and Rapid DNA instruments have the meanings given such terms under section 3(c) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40702(c) ). .

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