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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3187 

To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along 

the southern border of the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. COTTON, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. VANCE, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

RICKETTS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. DAINES, Mr. LEE, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. HOEVEN, 

Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. HAWLEY, Mrs. BRITT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 

Mr. CASSIDY, and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish 

various publications and reports regarding the number 

of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of 

the United States. 

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 ‘‘Southern Border 

5 Transparency Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF PAROLE AT PORTS OF 

2 ENTRY. 

3 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact4 ment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Commis5 sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall pub6 lish on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website, 

7 with respect to the applicable reporting period— 

8 (1) the number of aliens granted parole under 

9 section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nation10 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) at each United 

11 States port of entry; 

12 (2) the number of aliens encountered between 

13 land ports of entry who were subsequently granted 

14 parole, disaggregated by the U.S. Border Patrol sec15 tor; 

16 (3) the citizenship or nationality of the aliens 

17 described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and 

18 (4) the demographic category of the aliens de19 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2), including— 

20 (A) accompanied minors; 

21 (B) aliens granted parole as part of a fam22 ily unit; 

23 (C) single adults; and 

24 (D) unaccompanied alien children. 


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1 SEC. 3. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PROCESSING ALIENS AT 

2 SOUTHERN BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly there5 after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 

6 (1) submit a report containing the information 

7 described in subsection (b) to— 

8 (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

11 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

12 (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

13 House of Representatives; and 

14 (D) the Committee on Homeland Security 

15 of the House of Representatives; and 

16 (2) post such report on the Department of 

17 Homeland Security website. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub19 section (a) shall include, with respect to the applicable re20 porting period— 

21 (1) the number of aliens apprehended or other22 wise encountered— 

23 (A) at each port of entry along the south24 ern border of the United States; and 

25 (B) within each U.S. Border Patrol sector 

26 along the southern border of the United States; 


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1 (2) the number of aliens described in paragraph 

2 (1), disaggregated by— 

3 (A) citizenship or nationality; 

4 (B) demographic categories, including ac5 companied minors, aliens granted parole as part 

6 of a family unit, single adults, and unaccom7 panied alien children; 

8 (C) those who were granted voluntary de9 parture; 

10 (D) those who were placed into expedited 

11 removal proceedings; and 

12 (E) those who entered into a process or 

13 outcome not described in subparagraph (C) or 

14 (D), including a description of such process or 

15 outcome; 

16 (3) the number of aliens described in paragraph 

17 (2)(D), disaggregated by the number of such aliens 

18 who received a credible fear screening interview pur19 suant to section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration 

20 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)) or a 

21 reasonable fear screening interview; 

22 (4) the number of aliens described in paragraph 

23 (3), disaggregated by— 


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1 (A) the number of aliens determined to 

2 have a credible fear of persecution or a reason3 able fear of persecution; and 

4 (B) the number of aliens determined not to 

5 have a credible fear of persecution or a reason6 able fear of persecution; 

7 (5) the number of aliens described in paragraph 

8 (4)(A), disaggregated by the number of aliens de9 tained pursuant to section 235(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) of 

10 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

11 1225(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV)); 

12 (6) the number of aliens described in paragraph 

13 (4)(B), disaggregated by— 

14 (A) those who were removed from the 

15 United States; 

16 (B) those who were detained pending re17 moval; and 

18 (C) those who are not described in sub19 paragraph (A) or (B); and 

20 (7) a description of any actions taken against 

21 the aliens described in paragraph (6)(C). 


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1 SEC. 4. QUARTERLY REPORT ON PAROLE REQUESTS PROC2 ESSED BY U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRA3 TION SERVICES. 

4 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Director 

6 of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall pub7 lish, on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services 

8 website— 

9 (1) the number of petitions for parole submitted 

10 to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services pursu11 ant to section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Na12 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)); and 

13 (2) the number of such petitions that were 

14 granted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv15 ices, disaggregated by the nationality of the peti16 tioner. 

17 SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT ON ALIENS PAROLED INTO THE 

18 UNITED STATES. 

19 Section 602(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 

20 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1182 

21 note) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

24 after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of 

25 Homeland Security shall submit a report to the 

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1 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af2 fairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary 

3 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

4 on Homeland Security of the House of Representa5 tives that identifies the number of aliens paroled 

6 into the United States pursuant to section 212(d)(5) 

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

8 1182(d)(5)), disaggregated by those who are— 

9 ‘‘(A) of a particular nationality; 

10 ‘‘(B) single adults; 

11 ‘‘(C) traveling in a family group; 

12 ‘‘(D) children accompanied by an adult 

13 family member; or 

14 ‘‘(E) unaccompanied alien minors. 

15 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required under 

16 paragraph (1) shall include— 

17 ‘‘(A) the total number of aliens paroled 

18 into the United States during the fiscal year 

19 immediately preceding the fiscal year in which 

20 such report is submitted, disaggregated by— 

21 ‘‘(i) citizenship or nationality; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) demographic categories, includ23 ing accompanied minors, aliens granted pa24 role as part of a family unit, single adults, 

25 and unaccompanied alien children; 


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1 ‘‘(B) for each fiscal year for which the De2 partment of Homeland Security reports the in3 formation described in subparagraph (A) re4 garding aliens described in such subpara5 graph— 

6 ‘‘(i) the number of such aliens who 

7 were granted employment authorization; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the number of aliens described in 

9 clause (i) who had valid employment au10 thorization at the end of the previous fiscal 

11 year; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the number of such aliens whose 

13 parole has not ended, including those who 

14 exited the United States during the pre15 vious fiscal year; 

16 ‘‘(iv) the number of such aliens whose 

17 status was adjusted, disaggregated by sta18 tus type; 

19 ‘‘(v) the number of such aliens for 

20 whom parole was extended, including those 

21 who exited the United States; 

22 ‘‘(vi) the number of such aliens for 

23 whom the duration of parole expired, in24 cluding those who exited the United 

25 States; and 


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1 ‘‘(vii) the number of aliens who re2 turned to Department of Homeland Secu3 rity custody from which they were paroled, 

4 disaggregated by the categories listed in 

5 subparagraphs (A) through (E) of para6 graph (1).’’. 

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