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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 2 (Engrossed in House) — To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 118

Sec. 118. Publication by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of operational statistics

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Not later than the seventh day of each month beginning with the second full month after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall publish on a publicly available website of the Department of Homeland Security information relating to the total number of alien encounters and nationalities, unique alien encounters and nationalities, gang affiliated apprehensions and nationalities, drug seizures, alien encounters included in the terrorist screening database and nationalities, arrests of criminal aliens or individuals wanted by law enforcement and nationalities, known got aways, encounters with deceased aliens, and all other related or associated statistics recorded by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection during the immediately preceding month. Each such publication shall include the following: The aggregate such number, and such number disaggregated by geographic regions, of such recordings and encounters, including specifications relating to whether such recordings and encounters were at the southwest, northern, or maritime border. An identification of the Office of Field Operations field office, U.S. Border Patrol sector, or Air and Marine Operations branch making each recording or encounter.
Information relating to whether each recording or encounter of an alien was of a single adult, an unaccompanied alien child, or an individual in a family unit. Information relating to the processing disposition of each alien recording or encounter. Information relating to the nationality of each alien who is the subject of each recording or encounter. The total number of individuals included in the terrorist screening database (as such term is defined in section 2101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 621 )) who have repeatedly attempted to cross unlawfully into the United States.
The total number of individuals included in the terrorist screening database who have been apprehended, including information relating to whether such individuals were released into the United States or removed. If the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in any month does not publish the information required under subsection (a), or does not publish such information by the date specified in such subsection, the Commissioner shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding the reason relating thereto, as the case may be, by not later than the date that is two business days after the tenth day of such month.
In this section: The term alien encounters means aliens apprehended, determined inadmissible, or processed for removal by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The term got away has the meaning given such term in section 1092(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 6 U.S.C. 223(a) ). The term terrorist screening database has the meaning given such term in section 2101 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 621 ). The term unaccompanied alien child has the meaning given such term in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g) ).
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