Title: Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of entry.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:

Directs the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of U.S. Border Patrol records or communications that relate to the interdiction of families between ports of entry, including: (1) the ages of interdicted children and actions taken with respect to such children; and (2) the number of criminal referrals made, including for trafficking children.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1005 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1005

   Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain 
   documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border 
  security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the 
  interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of 
                                 entry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2018

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi submitted the following resolution; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain 
   documents to the House of Representatives relating to the border 
  security policies, procedures, and activities as such relate to the 
  interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of 
                                 entry.

    Resolved, That, not later than 14 days after the date of the 
adoption of this resolution, the Secretary of Homeland Security is 
directed to transmit to the House of Representatives, to the extent 
that such information is in the possession of the Secretary, copies of 
any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication or 
any portion of any such communication of the U.S. Border Patrol that 
refers or relates to the interdiction of families between ports of 
entry, including the following:
            (1) U.S. Border Patrol policies, procedures, and activities 
        as such relate to the interdiction of families between ports of 
        entry.
            (2) Procedures disseminated within the U.S. Border Patrol 
        on how interdicted families, including families with small 
        children, are to be treated and processed.
            (3) All records made at or near the time that a family is 
        interdicted between ports of entry by the U.S. Border Patrol 
        from June 2016 through June 2018, regarding such interdiction, 
        including any such records or information regarding the 
        following:
                    (A) The ages of children interdicted and what 
                actions were taken with respect to such children.
                    (B) The number of criminal referrals made by the 
                U.S. Border Patrol, including for trafficking children.
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