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ily reunification process for unmarried sons and 
daughters under the age of 21 seeking to be re-
united with any parent with legal status in the 
United States. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT CONSULTATION AND APPLI-
CATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure that consultations are provided to aliens 
seeking to apply for legal work visas and assess 
other legal pathways to citizenship. 
(4) REGIONAL
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction 
with the Secretary of State, shall ensure individuals 
are provided with regional economic opportunities in 
areas in close proximity to the facilities established 
under this section. 
(d) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
shall— 
(1) initiate a Dominican Republic Family Re-
unification Program to process applications for pa-
role for certain vetted individuals with already ap-
proved form I–130 petition for alien relative to be 
considered upon invitation, for parole, on a case by 
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case basis, while they wait for their immigration 
visa; and 
(2) prioritize applications described in para-
graph (1) in the order in which they were received 
by the United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1604. RECORDING EXPEDITED REMOVAL AND CRED-
IBLE FEAR INTERVIEWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall establish quality assurance procedures and take 
steps to effectively ensure that questions by employees of 
the Department of Homeland Security exercising expe-
dited removal authority under section 235(b) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) are asked 
in a uniform manner, to the extent possible, and that both 
these questions and the answers provided in response to 
them are recorded in a uniform fashion. 
(b) FACTORS RELATING TO SWORN STATEMENTS.— 
Where practicable, any sworn or signed written statement 
taken of an alien as part of the record of a proceeding 
under section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)) shall be accom-
panied by a recording of the interview which served as the 
basis for that sworn statement. 
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(c) INTERPRETERS.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
a fluent interpreter, not affiliated with the government of 
the country from which the alien may claim asylum, is 
used when the interviewing officer does not speak a lan-
guage that the alien is fluent in speaking. 
(d) RECORDINGS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.— 
There shall be an audio or audio visual recording of inter-
views of aliens subject to expedited removal. The recording 
shall be included in the record of proceeding and shall be 
considered as evidence in any further proceedings involv-
ing the alien. 
SEC. 1605. RENUNCIATION OF ASYLUM STATUS PURSUANT 
TO RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) RENUNCIATION OF STATUS PURSUANT TO 
RETURN TO HOME COUNTRY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), any alien who is 
granted asylum status under this Act, who, 
within 5 years after being granted such status, 
absent changed country conditions, subse-
quently returns to the country of such alien’s 
nationality or, in the case of an alien having no 
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nationality, returns to any country in which 
such alien last habitually resided, and who ap-
plied for such status because of persecution or 
a well-founded fear of persecution in that coun-
try on account of race, religion, nationality, 
membership in a particular social group, or po-
litical opinion, shall have his or her status ter-
minated. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary has discre-
tion to waive subparagraph (A) if it is estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the alien had a compelling reason for the re-
turn. The waiver may be sought prior to depar-
ture from the United States or upon return. 
‘‘(C) LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.— 
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to lawful per-
manent residents.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(c)(3) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(c)(3)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ the following: ‘‘or (4)’’. 
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SEC. 1606. NOTICE CONCERNING FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM AP-
PLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(d)(4) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Homeland Security 
or’’ before ‘‘the Attorney General’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and of 
the consequences, under paragraph (6), of knowingly 
filing a frivolous application for asylum; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ensure that a written warning ap-
pears on the asylum application advising the 
alien of the consequences of filing a frivolous 
application and serving as notice to the alien of 
the consequence of filing a frivolous applica-
tion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 208(d)(6) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(d)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘If the’’ and all that 
follows and inserting: 
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‘‘(A) If the Attorney General determines 
that an alien has knowingly made a frivolous 
application for asylum and the alien has re-
ceived the notice under paragraph (4)(C), the 
alien shall be permanently ineligible for any 
benefits under this chapter, effective as the date 
of the final determination of such an applica-
tion. 
‘‘(B) An application is frivolous if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or the Attorney 
General determines, consistent with subpara-
graph (C), that any of the material elements 
are knowingly fabricated. 
‘‘(C) In determining that an application is 
frivolous, the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral, must be satisfied that the applicant, dur-
ing the course of the proceedings, has had suffi-
cient opportunity to clarify any discrepancies or 
implausible aspects of the claim. 
‘‘(D) For purposes of this section, a find-
ing that an alien filed a frivolous asylum appli-
cation shall not preclude the alien from seeking 
withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3) 
or protection pursuant to the Convention 
Against Torture.’’. 
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SEC. 1607. ANTI-FRAUD INVESTIGATIVE WORK PRODUCT. 
(a) ASYLUM CREDIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.—Sec-
tion 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘all relevant factors’’ the following: ‘‘, including 
statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, 
immigration authorities and other government officials’’. 
(b) RELIEF
FOR REMOVAL CREDIBILITY DETER-
MINATIONS.—Section 240(c)(4)(C) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)(C)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘all relevant factors’’ the following: ‘‘, 
including statements made to, and investigative reports 
prepared by, immigration authorities and other govern-
ment officials’’. 
SEC. 1608. PENALTIES FOR ASYLUM FRAUD. 
Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph— 
‘‘(d) Whoever, in any matter before the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Attorney General pertaining to 
asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act or withholding of removal under section 
241(b)(3) of such Act, knowingly and willfully— 
‘‘(1) makes any materially false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or representation; or 
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‘‘(2) makes or uses any false writings or docu-
ment knowing the same to contain any materially 
false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 1609. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ASYLUM FRAUD. 
Section 3291 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1544,’’ and inserting ‘‘1544, 
and section 1546,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘offense.’’ and inserting ‘‘of-
fense or within 10 years after the fraud is discov-
ered.’’. 
SEC. 1610. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; FACILI-
TIES STANDARDS. 
(a) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.—Section 
411(k)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 211(k)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E)(iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) standard operating procedures re-
garding the detection, interdiction, inspection, 
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processing, or transferring of alien children that 
officers and agents of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall employ in the execution of their 
duties.’’. 
(b) FACILITIES STANDARDS.— 
(1) INITIAL REVIEW AND UPDATE.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall review and update the 
regulations under part 115 of title 6, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, that set standards to prevent, de-
tect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in im-
migration detention facilities and other holding fa-
cilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(2) QUADRENNIAL
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review and update the regulations referred to 
in paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every 
4 years. 
SEC. 1611. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SPON-
SORS OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(c) of the William Wil-
berforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Before placing an 
unaccompanied alien child with an indi-
vidual, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall— 
‘‘(I) conduct a criminal history 
background check on the individual 
and each adult member of the individ-
ual’s household; and 
‘‘(II) if appropriate, collect bio-
metric samples in connection with any 
such background check. 
‘‘(ii) SCOPE.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each biomet-
ric criminal history background check 
required under clause (i) shall be con-
ducted through— 
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‘‘(aa) the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation; 
‘‘(bb) criminal history re-
positories of each State the indi-
vidual lists as a current or 
former residence; and 
‘‘(cc) any other Federal or 
State database or repository the 
Secretary of Health and Human 
Services considers appropriate. 
‘‘(II) USE
OF
RAPID
DNA
IN-
STRUMENTS.—DNA analysis of a 
DNA sample collected under sub-
clause (I) may be carried out with 
Rapid DNA instruments (as defined 
in section 3(c) of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 
U.S.C. 40702(c))). 
‘‘(III) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF 
BIOMETRIC SAMPLES.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may 
not release a fingerprint or DNA sam-
ple collected, or disclose the results of 
a fingerprint or DNA analysis con-
ducted under this subparagraph, or 
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istration and Notification Act (34 
U.S.C. 20911)); 
‘‘(II) a crime involving severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102)); 
‘‘(III) a crime of domestic vio-
lence (as defined in section 40002(a) 
of the Violence Against Women Act 
(34 U.S.C. 12291(a))); 
‘‘(IV) a crime of child abuse and 
neglect (as defined in section 3 of the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act (Public Law 93–247; 42 
U.S.C. 5101 note)); 
‘‘(V) murder, manslaughter, or 
an attempt to commit murder or man-
slaughter (within the meanings of 
such terms in sections 1111, 1112, 
and 1113 of title 18, United States 
Code); or 
‘‘(VI) a crime involving receipt, 
distribution, or possession of a visual 
depiction of a minor engaging in sexu-
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ally explicit conduct (within the mean-
ings of such terms in section 2252 of 
title 18, United States Code).’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) WELL-BEING
FOLLOW-UP
CALLS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
an unaccompanied alien child is released from 
the custody of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and every 60 days thereafter 
until the date on which a final decision has 
been issued in the removal proceedings of the 
child or such proceedings are terminated, the 
Secretary shall conduct a follow-up telephone 
call with the unaccompanied alien child and the 
child’s custodian or the primary point of con-
tact for any other entity with which the child 
was placed. 
‘‘(F) CHANGE
OF
ADDRESS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall— 
‘‘(i) require each custodian with whom 
an unaccompanied alien child is placed 
under this subsection to notify the Sec-
retary with respect to any change in the 
unaccompanied alien child’s physical or 
mailing address, including any situation in 
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which the unaccompanied alien child per-
manently departs the custodian’s residence, 
not later than 7 days after the date on 
which such change or departure occurs; 
and 
‘‘(ii) develop and implement a system 
that permits custodians to submit notifica-
tions electronically with respect to a 
change of address.’’. 
(b) COLLECTION AND COMPILATION OF STATISTICAL 
INFORMATION.—Section 462(b)(1)(K) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)(K)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, including— 
‘‘(i) the average length of time from 
apprehension to the child’s master cal-
endar hearing, organized by the fiscal year 
in which the children were apprehended by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
‘‘(ii) the number of children identified 
under clause (i) who did and did not ap-
pear at master calendar hearings, includ-
ing the percentage of children in each cat-
egory who were represented by counsel; 
‘‘(iii) the average length of time from 
apprehension to the child’s merits hearing, 
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organized by the fiscal year in which the 
children were apprehended by U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection; 
‘‘(iv) the number of children identified 
under clause (i) who did and did not ap-
pear at merits hearings, including the per-
centage of children in each category who 
are represented by counsel; and 
‘‘(v) the total number of well-being 
follow-up calls conducted under section 
235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)(E)) at each 
time interval following placement with a 
custodian or other entity, and the number 
of children that the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services is unable to contact 
at each interval, organized by the fiscal 
year in which the children were appre-
hended by U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection; and’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—Unaccompanied alien children 
shall be processed and reunited with their sponsors in the 
United States in accordance with guidance outlined in the 
stipulated settlement agreement filed in the United States 
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District Court for the Central District of California on 
January 17, 1997 (CV 85–4544–RJK) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Flores settlement agreement’’). 
SEC. 1612. FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSFER OF 
CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. Fraud in connection with the transfer of cus-
tody of unaccompanied alien children 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a person 
to obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child (as de-
fined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)))— 
‘‘(1) by making any materially false, fictitious, 
or fraudulent statement or representation; or 
‘‘(2) by making or using any false writing or 
document with the knowledge that such writing or 
document contains any materially false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or entry. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates, or 
attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall 
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be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less 
than 1 year. 
‘‘(2) 
ENHANCED
PENALTY
FOR
TRAF-
FICKING.—If the primary purpose of a violation, at-
tempted violation, or conspiracy to violate this sec-
tion was to subject the child to sexually explicit ac-
tivity or any other form of exploitation, the offender 
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than 15 years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1041. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien 
children.’’. 
SEC. 1613. HIRING AUTHORITY. 
(a) U.S. IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement shall hire, train, 
and assign— 
(A) not fewer than 300 Enforcement and 
Removal Operations support personnel to ad-
dress case management responsibilities relating 
to aliens apprehended along the southwest bor-
der, and the operation of humanitarian cam-
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