Transparency of Migration Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2844 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. 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 avail- able 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency of Mi- 4 gration Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2844 IH SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION RELATING 1 TO INDIVIDUALS PROCESSED THROUGH U.S. 2 CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OR DE- 3 PARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV- 4 ICES FACILITIES. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu- 6 rity and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 7 shall make available to the public on the websites of their 8 respective departments’ information described in sub- 9 section (b) relating to individuals unlawfully present in the 10 United States who are— 11 (1) apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border 12 Protection and sent to a federally owned or run de- 13 tention center or released into the United States; or 14 (2) processed through a Department of Health 15 and Human Services facility. 16 (b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—Information de- 17 scribed in this subsection is information relating to the 18 following: 19 (1) The daily number of individuals described 20 in subsection (a). 21 (2) The countries of origins of such individuals. 22 (3) The ages and genders of such individuals. 23 (4) The States to which such individuals have 24 been either released or sent. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2844 IH (5) The number and types of criminal convic- 1 tions, if any, such individuals possess. 2 (c) UPDATES.—Information under this section shall 3 be updated weekly. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2844.IH H2844 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS