To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to implement policies and procedures, including the deployment of resources, to ensure the safety of children in CBP and ICE custody, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-7396House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 21, 2018

Summary

Border Security and Child Safety Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to present to Congress a strategy to ensure the safety of children in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and to prioritize hiring medical personnel to handle the care of such children.

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  1. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  2. Introduced in House

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