Tren de Aragua Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act

Bill: 118-hr-9752
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2024-09-23
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Latin America

Law enforcement administration and funding

Organized crime

Venezuela
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9752 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2024 Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Correa , and Mr. D'Esposito ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require a homeland security southwest border threat assessment on Tren de Aragua and associated strategic plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tren de Aragua Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act . 2. Homeland security southwest border threat assessment on Tren de Aragua; strategic plan (a) Threat assessment (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the intelligence community and the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a southwest border threat assessment regarding Tren de Aragua (in this section referred to as the threat assessment ). (2) Elements The threat assessment shall include the following: (A) An identification of current and potential criminal threats posed by members of Tren de Aragua and affiliates seeking to— (i) unlawfully enter the United States through the southwest border; or (ii) exploit security vulnerabilities along the southwest border. (B) Descriptions of the following with respect to Tren de Aragua: (i) Origins. (ii) Strategic aims. (iii) Tactical methods. (iv) Funding sources. (v) Leadership structure. (vi) Chronological growth and presence in the United States. (C) Any other matters the Secretary of Homeland Security considers appropriate. (3) Form The threat assessment shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (b) Strategic plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the submission of the threat assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategic plan (in this subsection referred to as the Strategic Plan ) relating to countering the threats identified in the threat assessment, in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Contents The Strategic Plan shall include, at a minimum, a consideration of the following: (A) The threat assessment, with an emphasis on efforts to mitigate the criminal threats from transnational criminal organizations, including the threats identified in the threat assessment in accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A). (B) Efforts to analyze and disseminate border security and border threat information between Department of Homeland Security border security components with the following: (i) Other appropriate Federal departments and agencies with missions associated with the border. (ii) State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies with jurisdictions adjacent to the southwest border. (C) Efforts to detect, interdict, and disrupt transnational criminal organizations, including Tren de Aragua. (D) Efforts to prevent transnational criminal organizations, including Tren de Aragua, from proliferating in the United States. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Intelligence community The term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) ). (3) Southwest border The term southwest border means the land and maritime border between the United States and Mexico.