HB6522: PRINTS Act Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the United States who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking, to require the Secretary to publicly disclose the number of such minors who are fingerprinted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials and the number of child traffickers who are apprehended by CBP, to impose criminal penalties on noncitizen adults who use unrelated minors to gain entry into the United States, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
The PRINTS Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the US who may be human trafficking victims. The bill mandates public reporting of how many such minors are fingerprinted and how many child traffickers are arrested by border officials. It creates criminal penalties for noncitizen adults who use unrelated minors to enter the country illegally. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stages of the legislative process.
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Sponsors
Ashley Hinson
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (37)
Lance Gooden
Doug Lamborn
Mary Miller
Michael Burgess
Harriet Hageman