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Migrant Child Trafficking Prevention and Accountability Act of 2021
12/30/2022, 1:47 PM
Summary of Bill HR 4562
The key provisions of the bill include increased funding for programs that support migrant children who are at risk of trafficking, as well as measures to improve coordination between federal agencies responsible for addressing this issue. The bill also calls for the establishment of a task force to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in trafficking children across the border.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions to improve data collection and reporting on child trafficking among migrant populations, as well as measures to enhance training for law enforcement officers and other professionals who work with migrant children. Overall, the Migrant Child Trafficking Prevention and Accountability Act of 2021 seeks to strengthen efforts to prevent child trafficking among migrant populations and hold perpetrators accountable for their actions. It represents a bipartisan effort to address a pressing issue that affects vulnerable children in the United States.
Congressional Summary of HR 4562
Migrant Child Trafficking Prevention and Accountability Act of 2021
This bill imposes sanctions on an alien parent (or guardian) of an unaccompanied alien child who arrives at any U.S. border or port of entry.
Under current law, an alien may arrive in the United States (whether or not at a port of entry) and request asylum, subject to certain restrictions.
If the parent is not a lawful permanent resident, that parent shall be permanently barred from adjusting immigration status and deemed inadmissible into the United States. In addition, such a parent shall be deemed to have violated certain crimes related to assisting or abetting an alien's attempt to enter into the United States in violation of immigration laws, even if the parent's actions would fall under an exception for a first offense in assisting or abetting certain family members.
If the parent is a lawful permanent resident, that parent shall be ineligible for any federal public benefit.
