Border Operations Reform and Development of Electronic Remote Surveillance Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-2391
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2006-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Authorization
Aviation safety
Border patrols
Canada
Child psychology
Child safety
Children's rights
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communication satellites
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal aliens
Criminal investigation
Customs administration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Deportation
Detention of persons
Disabled
Drone aircraft
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic surveillance
Employee training
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-state relations
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fraud
Gangs
Government Operations and Politics
Government attorneys
Government contractors
Government procurement
Health
Human rights
Illegal aliens
Imprisonment
International Affairs
Judges
Judicial officers
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Law
Legal fees
Medical records
Mentally disabled
Mexico
Passports
Performance measurement
Police training
Prison alternatives
Prisoners' rights
Public defenders
Public prosecutors
Radar
Repatriation
Right of asylum
Right of privacy
Right to counsel
Science, Technology, Communications
Smuggling
Social Welfare
Standards
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Torture
Transportation and Public Works
Victims of crimes
Video tape recording
Visas
Women
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: 
Border Operations Reform and Development of Electronic Remote Surveillance Act of 2006 or the BORDERS Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) utilize aerial surveillance technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles, to enhance U.S. international border security; (2) procure additional unmanned aerial vehicles and other technologies necessary to achieve border control, and to establish a border security perimeter known as a &quot;virtual fence&quot; to provide a barrier to illegal immigration (Integrated and Automated Surveillance Program); and (3) implement a plan to ensure clear and secure 2-way communication capabilities, including the specific use of satellite communications, among Border Patrol agents conducting operations between ports of entry, between Border Patrol agents and their respective Border Patrol stations, and between all appropriate border security agencies of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. 
 
Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Protection Act of 2004 to increase detention bed space. Directs the Secretary to: (1) construct or acquire additional detention facilities, including the use of federal facilities as alternative detention facilities; and (2) codify detention standards. Prohibits an alien's detention in a location that limits reasonable access to legal assistance.
 
Provides for DHS increases in: (1) Customs and Border Protection personnel; (2) Border Patrol agents; (3) Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators; (4) detention and removal personnel; (5) legal personnel; and (6) investigative personnel. 
 
Provides for Department of Justice increases in: (1) litigation, defense, and U.S. attorneys; (2) U.S. marshals; and (3) immigration judges.
 
Authorizes appropriations for the state criminal alien assistance program.
 
Provides reimbursement for costs related to the incarceration of illegal aliens for: (1) state preconviction costs; and (2) indirect related costs for border states or states with large numbers of undocumented aliens.
 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make criminal street gang activity a grounds for inadmissibility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1897-1900)
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1897-1898)
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate