SEC. 15. USE OF FORCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Assistant Attorney General for the 
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, shall 
issue policies governing the use of force by all Department 
of Homeland Security personnel that— 
(1) require, by not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, that all full- 
time, active duty customs and protection officers 
wear body-worn cameras when in the field; 
(2) require all Department personnel to report 
each use of force; and 
(3) establish procedures for— 
(A) accepting and investigating complaints 
regarding the use of force by Department per-
sonnel; 
(B) disciplining Department personnel who 
violate any law or Department policy relating to 
the use of force; and 
(C) reviewing all uses of force by Depart-
ment personnel to determine whether the use of 
force— 
(i) complied with Department policy; 
or 
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(ii) demonstrates the need for changes 
in policy, training, or equipment. 
SEC. 16. TRAINING FOR BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRA-
TION ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall ensure that United States Customs and Border 
Protection officers, United States Border Patrol agents, 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement of-
ficers and agents, United States Air and Marine Division 
agents, agriculture specialists, and other appropriate Fed-
eral law enforcement agents involved directly or through 
a joint task force in border security with respect to any 
land or marine border of the United States or at any 
United States port of entry receive appropriate training, 
which shall be prepared in collaboration with the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the De-
partment of Justice, in the following: 
(1) Identifying and detecting fraudulent travel 
documents. 
(2) Civil, constitutional, human, and privacy 
rights of individuals. 
(3) The scope of enforcement authorities, in-
cluding interrogations, stops, searches, seizures, ar-
rests, and detentions and protocols for collecting 
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comprehensive data on these law enforcement inter-
actions. 
(4) The use of force policies issued by the Sec-
retary. 
(5) Immigration laws, including screening, iden-
tifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such 
as children, victims of crime and human trafficking, 
and individuals fleeing persecution or torture. 
(6) Social and cultural sensitivity toward border 
communities, including initial and refresher lan-
guage training and training on how to avoid harass-
ment. 
(7) The impact of border operations on commu-
nities. 
(8) Any particular environmental concerns in a 
particular area. 
(b) HUMANE CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT FOR 
CHILDREN IN UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER 
PROTECTION CUSTODY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish standards to ensure that chil-
dren in the custody of United States Customs and Border 
Protection— 
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(1) are afforded adequate medical and mental 
health care, including emergency medical and mental 
health care, when necessary; 
(2) receive adequate nutrition; 
(3) are provided with climate-appropriate cloth-
ing, footwear, and bedding; 
(4) have basic personal hygiene and sanitary 
products; and 
(5) are permitted to make supervised phone 
calls to family members. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing 
and providing training under subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section the Secretary shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary concerned and the relevant tribal government to en-
sure that such training is appropriate to the mission of 
the relevant agency and is focused on achieving border se-
curity objectives while avoiding or minimizing the adverse 
impact on natural and cultural resources resulting from 
border security tactical infrastructure, operations, or other 
activities. 
SEC. 17. PROTECTION OF FAMILY VALUES IN APPREHEN-
SION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPREHENDED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘‘apprehended individual’’ means an individual ap-
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prehended by personnel of the Department of Home-
land Security or of a cooperating entity pursuant to 
a migration deterrence program carried out at a bor-
der. 
(2) BORDER.—The term ‘‘border’’ means an 
international border of the United States. 
(3) CHILD.—Except as otherwise specifically 
provided, the term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning given to 
such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)). 
(4) COOPERATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘cooper-
ating entity’’ means a State or local entity acting 
pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. 
(5) MIGRATION DETERRENCE PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘migration deterrence program’’ means an ac-
tion related to the repatriation or referral for pros-
ecution of one or more apprehended individuals for 
a suspected or confirmed violation of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security or a cooperating 
entity. 
(b) PROCEDURES
FOR MIGRATION DETERRENCE 
PROGRAMS AT THE BORDER.—In any migration deter-
rence program carried out at a border, the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security and cooperating entities shall for each 
apprehended individual— 
(1) as soon as practicable after such individual 
is apprehended— 
(A) inquire as to whether such appre-
hended individual is— 
(i) a parent, legal guardian, or pri-
mary caregiver of a child; or 
(ii) traveling with a spouse or child; 
and 
(B) ascertain whether repatriation of such 
apprehended individual presents any humani-
tarian concern or concern related to such appre-
hended individual’s physical safety; and 
(2) ensure that, with respect to a decision re-
lated to the repatriation or referral for prosecution 
of such apprehended individual, due consideration is 
given— 
(A) to the best interests of such appre-
hended individual’s child, if any; 
(B) to family unity whenever possible; 
(C) to other public interest factors, includ-
ing humanitarian concerns and concerns related 
to such apprehended individual’s physical safe-
ty; and 
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(D) to human rights obligations under do-
mestic and international law, including protec-
tion of asylum seekers from prosecution. 
(c) MANDATORY
TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the 
Secretary of State, and independent immigration, child 
welfare, family law, and human rights law experts, shall— 
(1) develop and provide specialized training for 
all personnel of United States Customs and Border 
Protection and cooperating entities who come into 
contact with apprehended individuals in all legal au-
thorities, policies, and procedures relevant to the 
preservation of a child’s best interest, family unity, 
and other public interest factors, including those de-
scribed in this Act; and 
(2) require border enforcement personnel to un-
dertake periodic and continuing training on best 
practices and changes in relevant legal authorities, 
policies, and procedures pertaining to the preserva-
tion of a child’s best interest, family unity, and other 
public interest factors, including those described in 
this Act. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION 
DETERRENCE PROGRAMS AT THE BORDER.— 
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(1) REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a re-
port that describes the impact of migration deter-
rence programs on parents, legal guardians, primary 
caregivers of a child, individuals traveling with a 
spouse or child, and individuals who present humani-
tarian considerations or concerns related to the indi-
vidual’s physical safety. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include for the previous one-year 
period an assessment of the following: 
(A) The number of apprehended individ-
uals removed, repatriated, or referred for pros-
ecution who are the parent, legal guardian, or 
primary caregiver of a child who is a citizen of 
the United States. 
(B) The number of occasions in which both 
parents, or the primary caretaker of such a 
child was removed, repatriated, or referred for 
prosecution as part of a migration deterrence 
program. 
(C) The number of apprehended individ-
uals traveling with close family members who 
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are removed, repatriated, or referred for pros-
ecution. 
(D) The impact of migration deterrence 
programs on public interest factors, including 
humanitarian concerns and physical safety. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall promulgate regulations to imple-
ment this section. 
SEC. 18. PROHIBITION ON NEW LAND BORDER CROSSING 
FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 
new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 
southern border or the northern border at a land 
port of entry; or 
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 
of a border crossing fee. 
(b) BORDER CROSSING FEE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ means a fee that 
every pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a 
private motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege 
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of crossing the southern border or the northern border at 
a land port of entry. 
SEC. 19. LIMITATIONS ON DANGEROUS DEPORTATION 
PRACTICES. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 
180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall 
submit written certification to Congress that the De-
partment of Homeland Security has only deported or 
otherwise removed a migrant from the United States 
through an entry or exit point on the southern bor-
der during daylight hours. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The certification required 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply to the deporta-
tion or removal of a migrant otherwise described in 
such paragraph if— 
(A) the manner of the deportation or re-
moval is justified by a compelling governmental 
interest; 
(B) the manner of the deportation or re-
moval is in accordance with an applicable Local 
Arrangement for the Repatriation of Mexican 
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Nationals entered into by the appropriate Mexi-
can Consulate; or 
(C) the migrant is not an unaccompanied 
minor and the migrant— 
(i) is deported or removed through an 
entry or exit point in the same sector as 
the place where the migrant was appre-
hended; or 
(ii) agrees to be deported or removed 
in such manner after being notified of the 
intended manner of deportation or re-
moval. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
Congress a study of the Alien Transfer Exit Program, 
which shall include— 
(1) the specific locations on the southern border 
where lateral repatriations have occurred during the 
one-year period preceding the submission of such 
study; 
(2) the performance measures developed by 
United States Customs and Border Protection to de-
termine if the Alien Transfer Exit Program is deter-
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