categories of aliens paroled, the duration of pa-
role, and the current status of aliens paroled 
during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON PAROLE PROCEDURES 
AND STANDARDIZATION OF PAROLE PROCE-
DURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly conduct a re-
view, and report to the Judiciary Committees of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, regarding the effectiveness of parole and cus-
tody determination procedures applicable to aliens who 
have established a credible fear of persecution and are 
awaiting a final determination regarding their asylum 
claim by the immigration courts. The report shall include 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of the rate at which release 
from detention (including release on parole) is grant-
ed to aliens who have established a credible fear of 
persecution and are awaiting a final determination 
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regarding their asylum claim by the immigration 
courts throughout the United States, and any dis-
parity that exists between locations or geographical 
areas, including explanation of the reasons for this 
disparity and what actions are being taken to have 
consistent and uniform application of the standards 
for granting parole. 
(2) An analysis of the effect of the procedures 
and policies applied with respect to parole and cus-
tody determinations both by the Attorney General 
and the Secretary on the alien’s pursuit of their asy-
lum claim before an immigration court. 
(3) An analysis of the effectiveness of the pro-
cedures and policies applied with respect to parole 
and custody determinations both by the Attorney 
General and the Secretary in securing the alien’s 
presence at the immigration court proceedings. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report should include 
recommendations with respect to whether the existing pa-
role and custody determination procedures applicable to 
aliens who have established a credible fear of persecution 
and are awaiting a final determination regarding their 
asylum claim by the immigration courts both respect the 
interests of aliens and ensure the presence of the aliens 
at the immigration court proceedings. The report should 
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include an assessment on corresponding failure to appear 
rates, inabsentia orders, and absconders. 
SEC. 8. UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD DEFINED. 
Section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘unaccompanied alien child’— 
‘‘(A) means an alien who— 
‘‘(i) has no lawful immigration status 
in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) has not attained 18 years of age; 
and 
‘‘(iii) with respect to whom— 
‘‘(I) there is no parent or legal 
guardian in the United States; 
‘‘(II) no parent or legal guardian 
in the United States is available to 
provide care and physical custody; or 
‘‘(III) no sibling over 18 years of 
age, aunt, uncle, grandparent, or 
cousin over 18 years of age is avail-
able to provide care and physical cus-
tody; except that 
‘‘(B) such term shall cease to include an 
alien if at any time a parent, legal guardian, 
sibling over 18 years of age, aunt, uncle, grand-
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parent, or cousin over 18 years of age of the 
alien is found in the United States and is avail-
able to provide care and physical custody (and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
revoke accordingly any prior designation of the 
alien under this paragraph).’’. 
SEC. 9. MODIFICATIONS TO PREFERENTIAL AVAILABILITY 
FOR ASYLUM FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
MINORS. 
Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a)(2)(E); and 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(3)(C). 
SEC. 10. NOTIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF CUSTODY RE-
GARDING UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN MINORS. 
Section 235(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘48 hours’’ 
and inserting ‘‘7 days’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘72 hours’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 days’’. 
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SEC. 11. INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
Section 235(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall share with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security any information re-
quested on a child who has been determined to be 
an unaccompanied alien child and who is or has 
been in the custody of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, including the location of the child 
and any person to whom custody of the child has 
been transferred, for any legitimate law enforcement 
objective, including enforcement of the immigration 
laws.’’. 
SEC. 12. SAFE THIRD COUNTRY. 
Section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘removed, pursuant to a bilat-
eral or multilateral agreement, to’’ and inserting 
‘‘removed to’’. 
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SEC. 13. ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND ICE 
PROSECUTORS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE OFFICE
FOR IMMIGRATION RE-
VIEW.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, in 
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2017, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall increase by not less than 50 the number of posi-
tions for full-time immigration judges within the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review above the number of such 
positions for which funds were allotted for fiscal year 
2014. 
(b) IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVISOR.—Subject to 
the availability of appropriations, in each of fiscal years 
2015 through 2017, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall increase by not less than 60 the number of positions 
for full-time trial attorneys within the Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement Office of the Principal Legal Advi-
sor above the number of such positions for which funds 
were allotted for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 14. MINORS IN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES CUSTODY. 
Section 235(c)(2)(A) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the 
last two sentences. 
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SEC. 15. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR REPATRIATION. 
(a) SUSPENSION
OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary of State shall immediately suspend all foreign 
assistance, including under United States Agency for 
International Development programs, the Central Amer-
ican Regional Security Initiative, or the International Nar-
cotic Control Law Enforcement program, to any large 
sending country that— 
(1) refuses to negotiate an agreement under 
section 235(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(2)); or 
(2) refuses to accept from the United States re-
patriated unaccompanied alien children (as defined 
in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) who are nationals or 
residents of the sending country. 
(b) USE OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR REPATRI-
ATION.—The Secretary of State shall provide any addi-
tional foreign assistance from the United States that such 
Secretary determines is needed to implement an agree-
ment under section 235(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)(2)) or safely to repatriate or re-
integrate nationals or residents of a large sending country 
without increasing the total quantity of foreign assistance 
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to such country. Such country may use any earlier foreign 
assistance for the purpose of repatriation or implementa-
tion of any agreement under such section 235(a)(2). 
(c) DEFINITION OF LARGE SENDING PROGRAM.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘large sending 
country’’ means— 
(1) any country which was the country of na-
tionality or last habitual residence for 1,000 or more 
unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 
462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 279(g))) who entered the United States in a 
single fiscal year in any of the prior 3 fiscal years; 
and 
(2) any other country which the Secretary of 
Homeland Security deems appropriate. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to any unaccompanied alien child (as defined 
in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 279(g))) apprehended on or after such date. 
SEC. 16. REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, with assistance from the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security, shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives on ef-
forts to improve repatriation programs for unaccompanied 
alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))). Such 
reports shall include the following: 
(1) The average time that such a child is de-
tained after apprehension until removal. 
(2) The number of such children detained im-
properly beyond the required time periods under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 235(b) of the Wil-
liam Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Re-
authorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(b)). 
(3) A statement of the funds used to effectuate 
the repatriation of such children, including any 
funds that were reallocated from foreign assistance 
accounts as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply 
with respect to any unaccompanied alien child (as defined 
in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 279(g))) apprehended on or after such date. 
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SEC. 17. WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 241(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 
1231(b)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘The burden of proof shall be on the alien to 
establish that the alien’s life or freedom would 
be threatened in that country, and that race, 
religion, nationality, membership in a particular 
social group, or political opinion would be at 
least one central reason for such threat.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘In deter-
mining whether an alien has demonstrated that the 
alien’s life or freedom would be threatened for a rea-
son described in subparagraph (A),’’ and inserting 
‘‘For purposes of this paragraph,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on May 11, 
2005, and shall apply to applications for withholding of 
removal made on or after such date. 
SEC. 18. GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN ALIENS.—Section 
212(a)(3)(E)(iii) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(E)(iii)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) COMMISSION OF ACTS OF TOR-
TURE, 
EXTRAJUDICIAL
KILLINGS, 
WAR 
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CRIMES, OR WIDESPREAD OR SYSTEMATIC 
ATTACKS
ON
CIVILIANS.—Any alien who 
planned, ordered, assisted, aided and abet-
ted, committed, or otherwise participated 
in, including through command responsi-
bility and without regard to motivation or 
intent, the commission of— 
‘‘(I) any act of torture (as de-
fined in section 2340 of title 18, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(II) any extrajudicial killing (as 
defined in section 3(a) of the Torture 
Victim Protection Act of 1991 (28 
U.S.C. 1350 note)) under color of law 
of any foreign nation; 
‘‘(III) a war crime (as defined in 
section 2441 of title 18, United States 
Code); or 
‘‘(IV) a widespread or systematic 
attack directed against a civilian pop-
ulation, with knowledge of the attack, 
murder, extermination, enslavement, 
forcible transfer of population, arbi-
trary detention, rape, sexual slavery, 
enforced prostitution, forced preg-
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