Transparency of Migration Act

Bill: 118-hr-2844
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2023-04-25
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Transparency of Migration Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make publicly available online certain information about individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are (1) apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and sent to a federal detention center or released into the United States, or (2) processed through an HHS facility.</p> <p>This information must be updated weekly and must include daily numbers, the country of origin of such individuals, and other details. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2844 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2023 Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available to the public on the websites of their respective departments certain information relating to individuals processed through U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Department of Health and Human Services facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency of Migration Act . 2. Public availability of information relating to individuals processed through U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Department of Health and Human Services facilities (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available to the public on the websites of their respective departments’ information described in subsection (b) relating to individuals unlawfully present in the United States who are— (1) apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and sent to a federally owned or run detention center or released into the United States; or (2) processed through a Department of Health and Human Services facility. (b) Information described Information described in this subsection is information relating to the following: (1) The daily number of individuals described in subsection (a). (2) The countries of origins of such individuals. (3) The ages and genders of such individuals. (4) The States to which such individuals have been either released or sent. (5) The number and types of criminal convictions, if any, such individuals possess. (c) Updates Information under this section shall be updated weekly.