{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Legislation","name":"Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act","description":"

Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act

This bill imposes requirements related to the handling of migrants from Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and terminates certain policies requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico before applying and while cases are pending.

The President shall report on a plan for processing asylum seekers apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish a task force to implement the plan.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall maintain family unity to the greatest extent possible, unless there is a legal requirement or safety concern requiring otherwise.

DHS shall (1) make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals have access to bathrooms and showers, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation (currently, the statute only requires access to food and water); (2) establish uniform medical screening procedures for detained individuals and programs that provide alternatives to detention; (3) increase its capacity to care for families and unaccompanied children by contracting with qualified entities and hiring additional CBP officers; and (4) restore a program that allowed certain minors in Northern Triangle countries to apply for refugee status without traveling to the United States.

The Government Accountability Office and DHS Inspector General shall audit and conduct uninspected inspections of detention facilities. Any Member of Congress may inspect such facilities without prior notification

The Department of State shall work with the United Nations to increase the capacity of Northern Triangle countries and Mexico to handle and care for those seeking refugee resettlement.

","legislationIdentifier":"HR 3731","legislationType":"Bill","legislationLegalForce":"NotInForce","legislationJurisdiction":"USA","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Bennie G. Thompson","url":"https://legisdaily.com/mp/bennieg-thompson-us"}],"about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Immigration"},"keywords":"Accounting and auditing, Border security and unlawful immigration, Child health, Child safety and welfare, Congressional oversight, Crime victims, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Department of Homeland Security, Detention of persons, El Salvador, Executive agency funding and structure, Family relationships, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Guatemala, Health information and medical records, Health personnel, Honduras, Human trafficking, Immigrant health and welfare, Immigration status and procedures, Latin America, Law enforcement officers, Medical tests and diagnostic methods, Mexico, Performance measurement, Photography and imaging, Public contracts and procurement, Refugees, asylum, displaced persons, Transportation safety and security, Women's health","dateModified":"2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://legisdaily.com/bill/USA-116-HR-3731"}