adequate technological and security resources, and appro-
priate courtroom facilities. 
(c) INCREASE IN BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS 
ATTORNEYS.—The Attorney General shall increase the 
number of Board of Immigration Appeals staff attorneys 
by sixty attorneys. 
(d) NECESSARY SUPPORT STAFF FOR BOARD OF IM-
MIGRATION APPEALS.—To address the shortage of sup-
port staff for the Board of Immigration appeals, the At-
torney General shall ensure that the Board of Immigration 
Appeals and its staff attorneys has sufficient support staff 
and adequate technological and security resources. 
(e) PRIORITIZATION OF ASYLUM APPLICANTS.—Any 
immigration judges, Board of Immigration Appeals staff 
attorneys, and support staff hired under the authority of 
this section shall prioritize asylum applications that are 
filed by Asylum Applicants. 
(f) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 a total of 
$563,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3103. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) INCREASE IN ASYLUM PROCESSORS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall increase the total num-
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ber of Department personnel to that are responsible for 
processing asylum applications filed by Asylum Applicants 
by 200. There are authorized to be appropriated for each 
of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(b) INCREASE IN BORDER PATROL AGENTS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number 
of United States Border Patrol agents by 2,000. There 
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2019, 
2020, and 2021 a total of $211,000,000 to carry out this 
subsection. 
(c) INCREASE IN ICE PERSONNEL.—The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall increase the total number of 
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
personnel by 750. There are authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 a total of 
$571,000,000 to carry out this subsection. 
(d) INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CAPAC-
ITY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase 
the immigration detention capacity to a daily immigration 
detention capacity of not less than 52,000 detention beds. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
2019, 2020, and 2021 a total of $4,200,000,000 to carry 
out the preceding sentence and for additional detention 
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personnel, transportation of detained aliens, and detention 
alternatives. 
(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Positions authorized before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and any exist-
ing officer vacancies within the Department of 
Homeland Security on such date, shall not count to-
wards the increases mandated by this section. 
(2) OTHER AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—The 
Secretary is authorized to procure space, temporary 
facilities, and to hire the required administrative and 
legal support staff, on an expedited basis, to accom-
modate the additional positions authorized under 
this section. 
(3) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—This sec-
tion is subject to the availability of appropriations. 
SEC. 3104. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ASYLUM APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘Asylum 
Applicant’’ means an alien who (a) has no perma-
nent immigration status; (b) is detained by the 
United States Government at or near a port of entry 
or within 100 miles of the border of the United 
States while having custody of and being in the pres-
ence of a child for whom the alien is a parent or 
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legal guardian; and (c) seeks, within 48 hours of de-
tention, asylum pursuant to section 208 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act, withholding of re-
moval pursuant to section 241(b)(3) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, or withholding of removal 
pursuant to the Convention Against Torture. 
(2) ASYLUM APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘asylum 
application’’ means an application for asylum pursu-
ant to section 208 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, an application for withholding of removal 
under section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, and/or an application for withholding 
of removal pursuant to the Convention Against Tor-
ture. 
(3) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
(A) has not reached the age of 18; 
(B) has no permanent immigration status; 
and 
(C) was in the custody and presence of a 
parent or legal guardian when the parent or 
legal guardian was detained for illegally enter-
ing into the United States at or near a port of 
entry or within 100 miles of the border of the 
United States. 
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(4) DESIGNATED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated agency’’ means— 
(A) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(B) the Department of Justice; and 
(C) the Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(5) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Home-
land Security. 
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