later than 30 days after determining that such 
child is an unaccompanied alien child who does 
not meet such criteria; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of child who meets the 
criteria listed in subsection (a)(2)(A), may 
transfer the custody of such child to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services after de-
termining that such child is an unaccompanied 
alien child who meets such criteria.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION
ABOUT
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH WHOM CHILDREN ARE PLACED.— 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED 
TO HOMELAND SECURITY.—Before placing 
a child with an individual, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall provide 
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, re-
garding the individual with whom the child 
will be placed, the following information: 
‘‘(I) The name of the individual. 
‘‘(II) The social security number 
of the individual, if available. 
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‘‘(III) The date of birth of the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(IV) The location of the individ-
ual’s residence where the child will be 
placed. 
‘‘(V) The immigration status of 
the individual, if known. 
‘‘(VI) Contact information for 
the individual. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of a 
child who was apprehended on or after the 
effective date of this clause, and before the 
date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, who the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services placed with an individual, 
the Secretary shall provide the information 
listed in clause (i) to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security not later than 90 days 
after such date of enactment.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘to the greatest 
extent practicable’’ the following: ‘‘(at no 
expense to the Government)’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘have counsel to rep-
resent them’’ and inserting ‘‘have access to 
counsel to represent them’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any unaccompanied alien child 
apprehended on or after the date of enactment. 
SEC. 102. CLARIFICATION OF STANDARDS FOR FAMILY DE-
TENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235 of the William Wil-
berforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(j) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, judicial determination, consent de-
cree, or settlement agreement, the detention of any 
alien child who is not an unaccompanied alien child 
shall be governed by sections 217, 235, 236, and 
241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187, 1225, 1226, and 1231). There is no 
presumption that an alien child who is not an unac-
companied alien child should not be detained, and all 
such determinations shall be in the discretion of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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‘‘(2) RELEASE OF MINORS OTHER THAN UNAC-
COMPANIED ALIENS.—In no circumstances shall an 
alien minor who is not an unaccompanied alien child 
be released by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
other than to a parent or legal guardian, who is law-
fully present in the United States. 
‘‘(3) FAMILY
DETENTION.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain the care and custody of an 
alien, during the period during which the 
charges described in clause (i) are pending, 
who— 
‘‘(i) is charged only with a mis-
demeanor offense under section 275(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1325(a)); and 
‘‘(ii) entered the United States with 
the alien’s child who has not attained 18 
years of age; and 
‘‘(B) detain the alien with the alien’s 
child.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the amendments in this section to section 235 
of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) are intended 
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to satisfy the requirements of the Settlement Agreement 
in Flores v. Meese, No. 85–4544 (C.D. Cal) as approved 
by the court on January 28, 1997, with respect to its in-
terpretation in Flores v. Johnson, 212 F. Supp. 3d 864 
(C.D. Cal. 2015), that the agreement applies to accom-
panied minors. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to all actions that occur 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) PREEMPTION OF STATE LICENSING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ju-
dicial determination, consent decree, or settlement agree-
ment, no State may require that an immigration detention 
facility used to detain children who have not attained 18 
years of age, or families consisting of one or more of such 
children and the parents or legal guardians of such chil-
dren, that is located in that State, be licensed by the State 
or any political subdivision thereof. 
SEC. 103. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS FOR IM-
MIGRANTS UNABLE TO REUNITE WITH EI-
THER PARENT. 
Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended— 
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