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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8209 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Members of Congress 

and United States Governors each time a migrant flight lands in such 

official’s area of jurisdiction. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2024 

Mr. HUIZENGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Members of Congress and United States Governors each time 

a migrant flight lands in such official’s area of jurisdiction. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Migrant Flight Ac5 countability Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION ON MIGRANT FLIGHTS. 

7 (a) NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

8 Not later than three days prior to the date on which a 


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1 migrant flight lands in the congressional district of a 

2 Member of Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security 

3 shall issue a notification to such Member, including infor4 mation on— 

5 (1) the number of aliens on such flight, 

6 disaggregated by the number of single adult aliens, 

7 number of family units, and the number of unaccom8 panied alien children; 

9 (2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each 

10 alien on such flight; 

11 (3) where the flight originated; 

12 (4) the final destination of each alien on such 

13 flight, including whether they will be resettled or re14 located to a different community, and the amount of 

15 time remaining on their lawful stay in the United 

16 States; 

17 (5) the security screening each alien underwent 

18 before being transported on such migrant flight; and 

19 (6) the amounts and types of Federal resources 

20 spent on alien resettlement, transportation, or relo21 cation. 

22 (b) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNORS OF STATES.—Not 

23 later than three days prior to the date on which a migrant 

24 flight lands in a State or territory within the United 

25 States of America, the Secretary of Homeland Security 


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1 shall issue a notification to such Governor, or highest 

2 ranking official, including information on— 

3 (1) the number of aliens on such flight, 

4 disaggregated by the number of single adult aliens, 

5 number of family units, and the number of unaccom6 panied alien children; 

7 (2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each 

8 alien on such flight; 

9 (3) where the flight originated; 

10 (4) the final destination of each alien on such 

11 flight, including whether they will be resettled or re12 located to a different community, and the amount of 

13 time remaining on their lawful stay in the United 

14 States; 

15 (5) the security screening each alien underwent 

16 before being transported on such migrant flight; and 

17 (6) the amounts and types of Federal resources 

18 spent on alien resettlement, transportation, or relo19 cation. 

20 (c) MIGRANT FLIGHT DEFINED.—In this section, the 

21 term ‘‘migrant flight’’ means any flight that is tracked 

22 by the Department of Homeland Security and utilized by 

23 an individual within the parole program defined in Section 

24 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or 


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1 successor program, to transport aliens and parole release 

2 aliens to a location other than a detention center. 

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