,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjah,mr4 
,huizenga introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to
 reunite unaccompanied alien children   
with the parents or legal guardians with
 whom they entered the ,united ,states1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,family ,reunification ,act4  #b4       
,immigrant family reunification ,the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
conjunction with the ,attorney ,general 
and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human
 ,services1 shall use all necessary     
means to ensure that each unaccompanied 
alien child 7as defined in section      
#dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4             
#bgi7;g77#b777 who was removed from the 
care and custody of a parent or legal   
guardian by a ,federal official or      

employee at or near a port of entry1 or 
within #ajj miles of a border of the    
,united ,states1 is reunited with the   
parent or legal guardian at the earliest
 possible date1 unless one of the       
following has occurred3  7#a7 ,a ,state 
court1 authorized under ,state law1     
terminates the rights of a parent or    
legal guardian1 determines that it is in
 the best interests of the child to be  
removed from his or her parent or legal 
guardian1 in accordance with the        
,adoption and ,safe ,families ,act of   
#aiig 7,public ,law #aje-hi71 or makes  
any similar determination that is       
legally authorized under ,state law4    
7#b7 ,an official from a ,state or      
county child welfare agency with        
expertise in child trauma and           
development makes a best interests      
determination that it is in the best    
interests of the child to be removed    
from his or her parent or legal guardian
 because the child is in danger of abuse
 or neglect at the hands of the parent  

or legal guardian1 or is a danger to    
herself or others4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security requires        
continued separation based on a finding 
that-- 7,a7 the child is a victim of    
trafficking or is at significant risk of
 becoming a victim of trafficking2  7,b7
 there is a strong likelihood that the  
adult is not the parent or legal        
guardian of the child2 or  7,c7 the     
child is in danger of abuse or neglect  
at the hands of the parent or legal     
guardian1 or is a danger to themselves  
or others4