Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1561
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-05-21
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Border security and unlawful immigration

Child safety and welfare

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Detention of persons

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information relating to an unaccompanied alien child's sponsor or potential sponsor, as well as each member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor. DHS may use such information for immigration enforcement, and law enforcement agencies may use such information to investigate any suspected violation of law. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1561 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2019 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Hawley , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security certain information with respect to unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act of 2019 . 2. Information sharing with respect to unaccompanied alien children (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security information relating to the sponsor, potential sponsor, and each member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 279(g) ). (b) Use of information Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security may use the information provided under subsection (a) to place in detention, remove, or refer for a decision whether to initiate removal proceedings or initiate removal proceedings against, the sponsor, potential sponsor, or any member of the household of the sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child. (c) Authority To investigate Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies may investigate any suspected violation of law by a sponsor, potential sponsor, or a member of the household of a sponsor or potential sponsor, of an unaccompanied alien child.