impaired, including evaluating the location of 
the detention facility based on it proximity to 
the detainee’s counsel or nongovernmental or 
pro bono organizations providing free or low 
cost immigration legal services. 
(F) RECORD.—In cases in which a de-
tainee is transferred, the Secretary shall make 
a record of the reasons and circumstances ne-
cessitating such transfer. 
(5) NOTICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 236 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall file the notice to appear or other relevant charging 
document with the immigration court and serve such no-
tice on every alien detained under this Act, within 48 
hours of the detention of such alien. Any alien, held for 
more than 48 hours shall be brought before an immigra-
tion judge for a custody determination within 72 hours 
of the arrest or detention of such alien. The requirements 
of this provision may be tolled for no more than 30 days 
upon request from an alien who demonstrates prima facie 
eligibility for affirmative relief. The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
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‘‘(1) document when a notice to appear is 
served on a detainee in order to determine compli-
ance by the Department of Homeland Security with 
the 48-hour notice requirement; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives an 
annual report concerning the Department of Home-
land Security’s compliance with such notice require-
ment.’’. 
(B) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
LAW.— 
Nothing in section 236(f) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, as added by subparagraph 
(A), shall be construed to repeal section 236A 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1226a). 
(b) REGULATIONS CONCERNING CARE AND CUSTODY 
OF DETAINEES.— 
(1) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall promulgate new rules, or modify exist-
ing rules, based on the report of the detention advi-
sory committee established under paragraph (2), to 
ensure detainees are treated humanely and held in 
the least restrictive setting necessary for their safety 
and to ensure compliance with the general minimum 
requirements set forth in paragraph (3), standards 
regarding classification of detainees set forth in 
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paragraph (4), and the special standards for vulner-
able populations set forth in paragraph (5). The 
rules required under this subsection shall be promul-
gated not later than 1 year after the Secretary of 
Homeland Security receives the report of the deten-
tion advisory committee established under paragraph 
(2) or 1 year after such report is due, whichever is 
earlier. 
(2) DETENTION
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall convene, and 
receive a report from a detention advisory committee 
comprised of experts from U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and 
Division of Immigration Health Services in the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, and an 
equal number of independent experts from non-
governmental organizations and intergovernmental 
organizations with expertise in working on behalf of 
aliens detained under immigration laws and vulner-
able populations. The independent experts shall at a 
minimum include representatives of the American 
Bar Association and the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees. The detention advisory com-
mittee shall review and revise all the guidelines 
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found in the Secretary of Homeland Security’s De-
tention Operations Manual, as amended, based on 
identifiable deficiencies and best practices that treat 
aliens both safely and humanely. The detention advi-
sory committee shall submit a report to the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security within 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. For good 
cause, the Secretary of Homeland Security may ex-
tend the time for submission of the advisory commit-
tees report for an additional six months. 
(3) GENERAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security’s rules regarding 
conditions of detention shall ensure that the fol-
lowing requirements are met: 
(A) FAIR AND HUMANE TREATMENT.—De-
tainees shall not be subject to cruel, degrading 
or inhumane treatment such as verbal or phys-
ical abuse or harassment, sexual abuse or har-
assment, or arbitrary punishment. 
(B) USE OF FORCE AND RESTRAINTS.— 
Detainees shall not be subjected to shackling, 
handcuffing, solitary confinement, Tasers, elec-
tric shields, restraint chairs, or strip searches 
unless and to the extent that such techniques 
are necessary to ensure the security of other de-
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tainees, staff, or the public and where no less 
coercive or degrading measures are available to 
achieve that end. These techniques shall in no 
event be used for the purpose of humiliating de-
tainees either within or outside the detention 
facility. Detention facilities shall adopt written 
policies pertaining to the use of force and the 
use of restraints, and shall train all staff on the 
proper use of such devices. 
(C) INVESTIGATION OF GRIEVANCES.—De-
tainees shall have the right to prompt, effective, 
transparent, and impartial grievance proce-
dures. Such procedures shall include review of 
grievances by officials of the Department of 
Homeland Security who do not work at the 
same detention facility where the detainee filing 
the grievance is detained in accordance with the 
following: 
(i) An otherwise valid grievance shall 
not be denied for noncompliance with a 
procedural requirement if such noncompli-
ance is due to ignorance, fear, excusable 
neglect or other reasonable cause. 
(ii) Detainees shall be afforded the 
opportunity to complain to staff of U.S. 
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be submitted to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security on January 31 of each year. 
(vi) All grievances shall be inves-
tigated. 
(D) LOCATION OF FACILITIES.—Detention 
facilities shall be located, to the extent prac-
ticable, near sources of free or low-cost legal 
representation provided by pro bono counsel or 
a nongovernmental organization with expertise 
in asylum or immigration law. 
(E) ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS.—De-
tainees shall have available an on-site law li-
brary with sufficient space to facilitate detain-
ees’ legal research and preparation of docu-
ments. The law library’s holdings shall include 
up-to-date copies of legal materials designated 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, includ-
ing immigration law materials. The law library 
shall be provided with adequate equipment for 
legal research and the preparation of legal doc-
uments. Such equipment shall include, at a 
minimum, computers, printers, typewriters, and 
copiers. Information regarding the availability 
of the library, procedures for requesting its use, 
and instruction on the use of the library and li-
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brary equipment shall be provided to all detain-
ees at the time of admission into the detention 
facility, and shall be posted in the law library 
together with a list of the library’s holdings. 
The detention facility will make available to de-
tainees any assistance that may be necessary to 
allow detainees to use the library effectively and 
shall provide special assistance as the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may prescribe to detain-
ees who are not literate in English. Library 
services, including access to databases and 
printing and copying, shall be provided without 
charge to detainees. 
(F) LEGAL VISITS.—Detainees shall be en-
titled to private meetings with their current or 
prospective legal representatives or their legal 
assistants. Interpreters shall be allowed to ac-
company legal representatives and legal assist-
ants on legal visits subject to appropriate secu-
rity procedures. Legal visits shall be permitted 
a minimum of 8 hours per day on regular busi-
ness days and 4 hours per day on weekends and 
holidays, except that if lack of space for inter-
views at the detention facility, the conduct of 
immigration hearings on site, or other factors 
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lead to excessive delay between the time the 
legal representative is ready to visit the de-
tainee and the time space becomes available, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall re-
quire such additional time for legal visits or 
other measures as may be sufficient to avoid ex-
cessive delay. Excessive delay for purposes of 
this paragraph is delay of 2 hours or more, oc-
curring more than 2 times per month over a 
12-month period. Detention facilities shall 
maintain a procedure allowing legal representa-
tives and legal assistants to call ahead to deter-
mine if a detainee is held at that facility, and 
they shall take messages from legal representa-
tives and promptly deliver them to the detainee. 
Messengers, including individuals who are not 
attorneys, legal representatives, or legal assist-
ants, shall be permitted to deliver documents 
for detainees to and from the facility. Detention 
facilities shall promptly and prominently post 
the most current official list of pro bono legal 
organizations and their contact information in 
detainee housing units and other appropriate 
areas, and such lists shall be updated by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security on a semi-an-
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nual basis. Detention facilities may not retaliate 
in any way, including denial or limitation of ac-
cess to detention facilities, for complaints or 
public or private statements made by legal rep-
resentatives regarding the detention facility’s 
compliance with regulations relating to condi-
tions of detention. 
(G) SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.—Special 
correspondence shall not be read by staff of the 
detention facility or other personnel, contrac-
tors, or agents of the Department of Homeland 
Security, and shall not be opened outside the 
presence of the detainee. For this purpose, spe-
cial correspondence includes detainees’ written 
communications to or from private attorneys 
and other legal representatives; government at-
torneys; judges and courts; embassies and con-
sulates; the president and vice president of the 
United States, members of the Congress, offi-
cers and other personnel of the Department of 
Justice; officers and other personnel of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; officers and 
other personnel of the U.S. Public Health Serv-
ice; administrators of grievance systems; state 
and local officials, representatives of the news 
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media, and representatives of nongovernmental 
organizations and intergovernmental organiza-
tions working on behalf of aliens held in deten-
tion and vulnerable populations. Correspond-
ence will only be treated as special correspond-
ence if marked ‘‘special correspondence’’ or 
‘‘legal mail’’ or if the title and office of the 
sender (for incoming correspondence) or ad-
dressee (for outgoing correspondence) are un-
ambiguously identified on the envelope, clearly 
indicating that the correspondence is special 
correspondence. Special correspondence shall be 
promptly delivered and promptly posted. In 
general, correspondence will be deemed prompt-
ly delivered if it is delivered to the detainee 
within 24 hours after its receipt by the deten-
tion facility, and correspondence will be deemed 
promptly posted if it is placed into the United 
States mail the next day on which the Post Of-
fice is open for business after the detainee 
places the correspondence in the location des-
ignated by the facility for outgoing mail. 
(H) ACCESS TO DETENTION FACILITIES.— 
Detention facilities shall afford access as fol-
lows: 
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(i) Subject to reasonable conditions to 
protect the security of the facility, deten-
tion facilities shall afford access to private 
attorneys, other legal representatives and 
legal personnel such as paralegals and 
Board of Immigration Appeals accredited 
representatives; 
government 
attorneys; 
judges and courts; embassies and con-
sulates; the president and vice president of 
the United States, members of Congress 
and their staff; officers and other per-
sonnel of the Department of Justice; offi-
cers and other personnel of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; officers and 
other personnel of the U.S. Public Health 
Service; administrators of grievance sys-
tems; state and local officials, representa-
tives of the news media, and representa-
tives of nongovernmental organizations, 
community 
service 
organizations, 
and 
intergovernmental organizations. 
(ii) Independent nongovernmental or-
ganizations shall be permitted to conduct 
site visits and meet privately with detain-
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ees to monitor compliance with regulations 
regarding conditions of detention. 
(iii) Detention facilities shall accom-
modate requests for facility tours within a 
reasonable time not to exceed 1 week. 
(iv) Access of media representatives to 
detention facilities and individual detainees 
may be restricted only to the extent nec-
essary to preserve the privacy of detainees, 
the security and good order of the facility, 
the safety of the interviewer, national secu-
rity, or any other obligation imposed by 
law or court order. Such access may not be 
restricted based on the content of the 
media representative’s reporting, and retal-
iation against detainees and members of 
the media based on the content of their 
speech shall be prohibited. 
(v) Detention facilities may not retali-
ate in any way, including denial or limita-
tion of access to detention facilities, 
against any visitor for complaints, or pub-
lic or private statements, regarding the de-
tention facility’s compliance with regula-
tions relating to conditions of detention. 
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(I) TRANSLATION
CAPABILITIES.—Deten-
tion facilities shall employ staff that, to the ex-
tent practicable, is qualified in the languages 
represented in the population of detainees at 
each such facility and shall provide alternative 
translation services where necessary. 
(J) RECREATIONAL
PROGRAMS
AND
AC-
TIVITIES.—Detainees shall be afforded access of 
at least one hour per day to indoor and outdoor 
recreational programs and activities. 
(K) SAFE AND SANITARY LIVING ENVIRON-
MENT.—Detention facilities shall house no more 
individuals than permitted by the rated bed ca-
pacity for the facility, where the rated bed ca-
pacity is defined by the original design capacity, 
plus or minus capacity changes resulting from 
building additions, reductions, or revisions. 
Each detainee shall receive appropriate clothing 
and a bed and a mattress placed in an area 
specifically designated for residential use, rath-
er than an area re-tasked for residential use 
such as common dayrooms, recreation areas, or 
visitation rooms. Detention facilities shall be 
maintained in a safe and sanitary condition, 
and adequate ventilation and reasonably com-
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fortable indoor temperatures shall be main-
tained at all times. 
(L) LEGAL ORIENTATION TO ENSURE EF-
FECTIVE
IMMIGRATION
PROCEEDINGS.—All 
alien detainees shall receive the legal orientation 
program including, for unaccompanied alien 
children, a child-centered model from an inde-
pendent nongovernmental organization as im-
plemented by the Executive Office for Immigra-
tion Review in order to maximize the efficiency 
and effectiveness of immigration proceedings 
and to reduce detention costs. 
(4) CLASSIFICATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security’s rules shall ensure that detainees with 
no history of a criminal conviction are separated by 
sight and sound from detainees and inmates with 
criminal convictions, pretrial inmates facing criminal 
prosecution, and those inmates exhibiting violent be-
havior while in detention. 
(5) VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security’s rules regarding condi-
tions of detention for vulnerable populations shall— 
(A) recognize the unique needs of asylum 
seekers, victims of torture and trafficking, fami-
lies with children, detainees who do not speak 
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English, detainees with special religious, cul-
tural or spiritual considerations, and vulnerable 
populations listed in section 4(c); and 
(B) ensure that procedures and conditions 
of detention are appropriate for such vulnerable 
populations. 
(6) STAFFING.—For purposes of this subsection 
and protecting vulnerable populations, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall appoint at least three 
members to the Directorate of Policy at the GS–15 
level with substantial academic credentials and ex-
pertise in working directly with vulnerable popu-
lations including children, families and victims of 
trafficking, trauma, and torture who shall be respon-
sible for setting, implementing, and overseeing policy 
and regulatory developments concerning vulnerable 
populations. 
SEC. 4. SECURE ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
fully implement and utilize secure alternatives to detention 
programs. 
(b) SECURE ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION PRO-
GRAMS.— 
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(1) NATURE OF THE PROGRAM.—For purposes 
of this section, the programs referred to in sub-
section (a) are programs under which eligible aliens 
are released under supervision, assistance and moni-
toring that ensure they appear at all immigration 
interviews, appointments, and hearings. The ele-
ments of the secure alternatives to detention pro-
grams are— 
(A) group presentations and individual 
screening; 
(B) provision of services to aliens released; 
and 
(C) on-going assistance, supervision, and 
monitoring. 
(2) VOLUNTARY
PARTICIPATION.—An alien’s 
participation in the program is voluntary and shall 
not confer any rights or benefits to the alien under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 
et seq.). 
(3) PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT.—The program 
shall be developed in accordance with the following 
guidelines: 
(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall design the program in consultation with 
nongovernmental organizations and academic 
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experts in both the immigration and the crimi-
nal justice fields. 
(B) All aliens in the custody of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security deemed eligible for 
secure alternatives to detention programs shall 
be released in the least restrictive setting need-
ed to ensure appearance at all immigration 
interviews, appointments and hearings. The 
programs shall utilize a continuum of methods, 
including releasing the alien to an individual or 
organizational sponsor, a supervised group 
home, or a supervised, non-penal community 
setting. 
(C) Nongovernmental organizations and 
state and local social service agencies that serve 
immigrants shall be contracted to conduct 
group and individual screening and provide 
services to program participants. 
(D) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure that each alien participates in a 
legal presentation provided through the legal 
orientation presentation program administered 
by the Executive Office for Immigration Re-
view. 
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(c) PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.— 
Within 72 hours of detaining an alien, the Department 
of Homeland Security shall screen the alien to determine 
if he or she falls into the following designated groups. Any 
alien described in the following designated groups who 
meets the criteria set forth under section 236(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by this Act, 
shall be released on parole, a reasonable bond, or the 
alien’s own recognizance subject to the requirements of 
such section 236(b): 
(1) Aliens who have serious medical or mental 
health needs or a disability. 
(2) Pregnant or nursing women. 
(3) Aliens who are being detained with one or 
more of their children. 
(4) Aliens who provide financial, physical, and 
other direct support to their minor children, parents, 
or other dependents. 
(5) Aliens who are over the age of 65. 
(6) Children (as defined at section 101(c)(1) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(c)(1))). 
(7) Victims of abuse, violence, crime or traf-
ficking. 
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(8) Asylum seekers and torture survivors who 
have demonstrated a credible fear of persecution or 
a reasonable fear of torture. 
(9) Other groups designated in regulations or 
guidance promulgated after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. 
(10) Individuals who have a nonfrivolous claim 
to United States citizenship or aliens who are eligi-
ble for relief under a provision of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act. 
(d) OPTIONS REGARDING DETENTION DECISIONS 
FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND PLACEMENT IN AL-
TERNATIVES TO DETENTION.—Section 236 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘but’’ at the end; and 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) the alien’s own recognizance; and’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) may enroll the alien in a secure alter-
natives to detention program; but’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 
and (e) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) CUSTODY DECISIONS FOR VULNERABLE POPU-
LATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 72 hours 
after an alien’s detention unless the 72 hour require-
ment is waived in writing by the alien, an alien who 
is a member of a vulnerable population (as defined 
by subsection (c)) shall be released from the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’s custody and shall not 
be subject to electronic monitoring unless the De-
partment of Homeland Security demonstrates that 
the alien— 
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‘‘(A) is subject to mandatory detention 
under section 235(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV), 236(c) or 
236A; or 
‘‘(B) poses a flight risk or a risk to others 
or national security. 
‘‘(2) RELEASE.—An alien shall be released 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) on the alien’s own recognizance; 
‘‘(B) by posting a reasonable bond under 
subsection (a); or 
‘‘(C) on parole in accordance with section 
212(d)(5)(A). 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION IN ALTERNATIVES TO DETEN-
TION.—An alien who is denied release on recognizance, pa-
role, or bond, or is unable to pay the bond shall be selected 
for participation in a secure alternatives to detention pro-
gram unless the Department of Homeland Security dem-
onstrates by substantial evidence that the alien— 
‘‘(1) is subject to mandatory detention under 
section 235(b)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) or 236A; or 
‘‘(2) is a flight risk or the alien’s participation 
in the program would create a risk to others or na-
tional security. 
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‘‘(d) DECISIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.—In the case 
of a decision under subsection (a), (b), or (c), the following 
shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The decision shall be made in writing and 
shall be served upon the individual in the language 
spoken by the alien. A decision to continue detention 
without bond or parole shall specify in writing the 
reasons for that decision. 
‘‘(2) The decision shall be served upon the alien 
within 72 hours of the individual’s detention or, in 
the case of an individual subject to section 235, 238, 
or 241(a)(5) within 72 hours of a positive credible 
or reasonable fear determination. 
‘‘(3) An alien subject to this section, including 
all aliens who are entitled to a removal hearing 
under section 240, may at any time after being 
served with the Secretary of Homeland Security’s 
decision under subsections (a), (b), or (c) request a 
redetermination of that decision by an immigration 
judge. 
‘‘(4) All custody decisions by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall be subject to redetermina-
tion by an immigration judge. Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to prevent an individual 
from requesting a bond redetermination. 
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‘‘(5) The Attorney General or an immigration 
judge, at any time, may redetermine an alien’s clas-
sification under subsection (c), the bond of someone 
released, or the custody status of someone placed in 
an alternatives to detention program. Nothing in 
this subsection would preclude a person from being 
released on bond after initially participating in an 
alternatives to detention program.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated, in para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘or for humanitarian rea-
sons,’’ after ‘‘such an investigation,’’. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY AND OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to modify the care and custody 
of unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 
462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 
279(g)(2))) who shall be considered to be in the care and 
exclusive legal and physical custody of the Department of 
Health and Human Services. Such children shall be sub-
ject to removal proceedings under section 240 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a), with the 
exception of children from contiguous countries eligible for 
administrative voluntary departure, and shall not be per-
mitted to participate in the program. 
(f) LESS RESTRICTIVE CUSTODIAL DETENTION.—If 
an alien is determined not to meet the requirements for 
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release on recognizance, bond or parole, or subsequently 
does not meet the requirements for secure alternatives to 
detention programs, the alien shall be considered for 
placement in less restrictive forms of custody: 
(1) Less restrictive forms of custodial detention 
include electronic monitoring such as the use of 
ankle bracelets that monitor an individual’s move-
ment and the use of similar electronic devices. 
(2) An individualized determination shall be 
made in each alien’s case about the use of electronic 
monitoring. 
(3) Aliens who would otherwise be subject to 
detention including under section 236 of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1226) may be placed in electronic monitoring 
or other less restrictive forms of custody. 
(4) Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
facilities shall be developed and used that offer the 
least restrictive secure setting for aliens in custody. 
SEC. 5. PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW. 
(a) RELATIONSHIPS OF APPLICATION TO CERTAIN 
ORDERS.—An alien who is present in the United States 
and has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or or-
dered to depart voluntarily from the United States under 
any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act— 
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(1) notwithstanding such order, may be selected 
for a secure alternatives to detention program; and 
(2) shall not be required to file a separate mo-
tion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate the exclusion, 
deportation, removal, or voluntary departure order. 
(b) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate regula-
tions to implement the secure alternatives to detention 
programs. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
a report that details all policies, regulations, and actions 
taken to comply with the provisions in this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act, including efforts to in-
crease the use of the secure alternatives to detention pro-
grams, and a description of efforts taken to ensure that 
all aliens in expedited removal proceedings are residing 
under conditions that are safe, secure, and healthy. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall 
remain available until expended. 
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