Requires CBP to hold aliens in custody until their names are cross-referenced against the federal terrorist screening database, increasing checks against federal terror watchlists at the border.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall take into and maintain custody over an alien until the Commissioner cross references the name of such alien with the terrorist screening database and a result for such cross reference is received by the Commissioner.
Amends immigration detention authority to include aliens on the terrorist screening database as a basis for mandatory detention, expanding enforcement tools at the border for potential terrorists.
is on the terrorist screening database.'; and
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
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2025-03-11: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates that CBP hold aliens until their names are checked against the federal terrorist screening database and adds being on that database as a ground for mandatory immigration detention under INA 236A. Both provisions expand immigration enforcement at the border by increasing use of federal terror watchlists in processing and custody decisions.