I 
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 Mem-
bers of Congress and United States Governors each time 
a migrant flight lands in such official’s area of jurisdic-
tion. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Migrant Flight Ac-
countability Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION ON MIGRANT FLIGHTS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
Not later than three days prior to the date on which a 
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migrant flight lands in the congressional district of a 
Member of Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall issue a notification to such Member, including infor-
mation on— 
(1) the number of aliens on such flight, 
disaggregated by the number of single adult aliens, 
number of family units, and the number of unaccom-
panied alien children; 
(2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each 
alien on such flight; 
(3) where the flight originated; 
(4) the final destination of each alien on such 
flight, including whether they will be resettled or re-
located to a different community, and the amount of 
time remaining on their lawful stay in the United 
States; 
(5) the security screening each alien underwent 
before being transported on such migrant flight; and 
(6) the amounts and types of Federal resources 
spent on alien resettlement, transportation, or relo-
cation. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNORS OF STATES.—Not 
later than three days prior to the date on which a migrant 
flight lands in a State or territory within the United 
States of America, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
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shall issue a notification to such Governor, or highest 
ranking official, including information on— 
(1) the number of aliens on such flight, 
disaggregated by the number of single adult aliens, 
number of family units, and the number of unaccom-
panied alien children; 
(2) the age, sex, and country of origin of each 
alien on such flight; 
(3) where the flight originated; 
(4) the final destination of each alien on such 
flight, including whether they will be resettled or re-
located to a different community, and the amount of 
time remaining on their lawful stay in the United 
States; 
(5) the security screening each alien underwent 
before being transported on such migrant flight; and 
(6) the amounts and types of Federal resources 
spent on alien resettlement, transportation, or relo-
cation. 
(c) MIGRANT FLIGHT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘migrant flight’’ means any flight that is tracked 
by the Department of Homeland Security and utilized by 
an individual within the parole program defined in Section 
212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or 
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successor program, to transport aliens and parole release 
aliens to a location other than a detention center. 
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