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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6592 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services to notify the relevant Federal, State, and local 

officials of a jurisdiction before placing a covered alien in such jurisdiction, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 

Mr. MEUSER (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BARR, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

BURCHETT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CLINE, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HERN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LAMBORN, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MANN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MOORE of 

Alabama, Mr. PERRY, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. ROSE, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. TIMMONS, Ms. VAN

DUYNE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. PFLUGER, 

and Mr. CRENSHAW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services to notify the 

relevant Federal, State, and local officials of a jurisdiction before placing a covered alien in such jurisdiction, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Immigration Trans3 parency and Transit Notification Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STATE INVOLVEMENT IN THE PLACEMENT OF COV5 ERED ALIENS. 

6 (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

8 Security or the Secretary of Health and Human 

9 Services, as applicable, shall notify the relevant Fed10 eral, State, and local officials of a jurisdiction at 

11 least 7 calendar days before— 

12 (A) transporting a covered alien to such 

13 jurisdiction by airplane, motor vehicle, or other 

14 means for disembarkment (even if such trans15 porting or related processing is carried out on 

16 behalf of the Federal Government by a private 

17 entity); or 

18 (B) placing a covered alien in such juris19 diction. 

20 (2) CONTENTS.—In the case of a notification 

21 under paragraph (1) to the Governor of a State, the 

22 Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of 

23 Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall 

24 supplement the notification, for each covered alien, 

25 to include the following: 

26 (A) Name. 


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1 (B) Date of birth. 

2 (C) Verification of the covered alien’s 

3 country of nationality, consisting of— 

4 (i) a copy of a government-issued 

5 identity document of the covered alien 

6 from that country; or 

7 (ii) if the covered alien does not have 

8 such a document, other such verification. 

9 (D) Any biometrics collected from the cov10 ered alien. 

11 (E) Proof of completion of any required 

12 background check, the results of any back13 ground check, and any criminal history infor14 mation, if applicable. 

15 (F) Final destination. 

16 (G) Sponsor information, if applicable, in17 cluding the sponsor’s name, date of birth, immi18 gration status, and address. 

19 (b) OPPORTUNITY FOR GOVERNOR TO OBJECT.— 

20 (1) OBJECTION.—Not later than 3 calendar 

21 days after receiving a notification under subsection 

22 (a), the Governor of a State in which a covered alien 

23 is proposed to be placed or transported for 

24 disembarkment may submit to the Secretary of 

25 Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and 


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1 Human Services, as applicable, a written objection 

2 to the proposed placement or disembarkment in that 

3 State. 

4 (2) ALTERNATE PLACEMENT REQUIRED.—In 

5 the case that the Governor of a State objects to the 

6 placement or disembarkment of a covered alien in 

7 that State under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

8 Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services may not place or transport for 

10 disembarkment the covered alien in that State. 

11 (3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (2) does not apply 

12 in the case of placement of an unaccompanied alien 

13 child with, or transport of an unaccompanied alien 

14 child to, a family member in accordance with section 

15 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

16 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 

17 1232). 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ has 

20 the meaning given to such term in section 462 of the 

21 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279). 

22 (2) The term ‘‘covered alien’’ means— 

23 (A) an unaccompanied alien child; or 

24 (B) an alien without lawful immigration 

25 status. 


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1 (3) The term ‘‘disembarkment’’ excludes dis2 embarking at an airport for transfer to another air3 plane at that airport unless the final destination is 

4 in the same State as the transfer airport. 

5 (4) The term ‘‘family member’’ means an indi6 vidual described in any of subparagraphs (1) 

7 through (4) of section 410.301 of title 45, Code of 

8 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en9 actment of this Act). 

10 (5) The terms ‘‘place’’ and ‘‘placement’’ include 

11 placing a covered alien on a temporary basis in juve12 nile or other housing. 

13 (6) The term ‘‘relevant Federal, State, and 

14 local officials’’ means, with respect to a jurisdiction 

15 referred to in subsection (a), the following officials: 

16 (A) The Governor of the State. 

17 (B) The Attorney General of the State. 

18 (C) The head of any county or municipal 

19 government that includes such jurisdiction. 

20 (D) The head or heads of local law en21 forcement in such jurisdiction. 

22 (E) Federal and State legislators elected to 

23 represent a State or district including such ju24 risdiction. 


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1 SEC. 3. QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

2 Not less than quarterly each year, the Secretary of 

3 Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and 

4 Human Services shall each submit to the Chair and rank5 ing member of each of the Committee on Homeland Secu6 rity and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

7 Representatives, and the Chair and ranking member of 

8 each of the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern9 mental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

10 Senate, a report— 

11 (1) including— 

12 (A) the notifications made by the respec13 tive Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(1); 

14 and 

15 (B) any objections received by the respec16 tive Secretary under subsection (b)(1); and 

17 (2) identifying— 

18 (A) each private entity that pays all or 

19 part of the costs of, or otherwise assists with, 

20 any Federal transport by the respective Sec21 retary’s department of a covered alien (as de22 fined in section 2) between jurisdictions; and 

23 (B) the amount and source of any Federal 

24 funding used to pay for such transport. 

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