,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york   
7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4          
,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,payne1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4  
,correa1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,mr4          
,mc,govern7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to limit the separation of  
families including an individual with an
 developmental disability at or near    
ports of entry4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preventing    
,family ,separation for ,immigrants with
 ,disabilities ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on

 the separation of families including an
 individual with an developmental       
disability  7a7 ,in general ,an agent or
 officer of a designated agency shall be
 prohibited from removing a protected   
individual from his or her family       
member1 at or near the port of entry or 
within #ajj miles of the border of the  
,united ,states1 unless one of the      
following has occurred3  7#a7 ,a ,state 
court1 authorized under ,state law1     
terminates the rights of a family       
member1 determines that it is in the    
best interests of the protected         
individual to be removed from his or her
 family member1 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 the ,state or    
county welfare agency with expertise in 
trauma and development and an official  
from the ,state protection and advocacy 
system make a best interests            

determination that it is in the best    
interests of the protected individual to
 be removed from his or her family      
member because the protected individual 
is in danger of abuse or neglect at the 
hands of the family member1 or is a     
danger to herself or others4  7#c7 ,the 
,chief ,patrol ,agent or the ,area ,port
 ,director in their official and        
undelegated capacity1 authorizes        
separation upon the recommendation by an
 agent or officer1 based on a finding   
that--  7,a7 the protected individual 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 a      
family member of the protected          
individual2 or  7,c7 the protected      
individual is in danger of abuse or     
neglect at the hands of the family      
member1 or is a danger to themselves or 
others4  7b7 ,prohibition on separation 
,an agency may not remove a protected   
individual from a family member solely  

for the policy goal of deterring        
individuals from migrating to the       
,united ,states or for the policy goal  
of promoting compliance with civil      
immigration laws4  7c7 ,documentation   
required ,the ,secretary shall ensure   
that a separation under subsection      
7a77#c7 is documented in writing and    
includes1 at a minimum1 the reason for  
such separation1 together with the      
stated evidence for such separation4    
#c4 ,required information for separated 
families ,not less frequently than once 
every month1 the ,secretary shall       
provide the family member of a protected
 individual who was separated1 the      
following information1 at a minimum3    
7#a7 ,a status report on the monthly    
activities of the protected individual4 
7#b7 ,information about the education   
and health of the protected individual1 
including any medical treatment provided
 to the individual or medical treatment 
recommended for the individual4  7#c7   
,information about changes to the       

individual's immigration status1 as well
 as information about the ,state        
protection and advocacy office that has 
monitoring authority4  7#d7 ,other      
information about the individual1       
designed to promote and maintain family 
reunification1 as the ,secretary        
determines in his or her discretion4    
#d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,agent2 officer ,the terms agent and    
officer include contractors of the      
,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,danger of  
abuse or neglect at the hands of the    
family member ,the term danger of abuse 
or neglect at the hands of the family   
member shall not mean migrating to or   
crossing the ,united ,states border4    
7#c7 ,designated agency ,the term       
designated agency means--  7,a7 the     
,department of ,homeland ,security2     
7,b7 the ,department of ,justice2 and   
7,c7 the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services4  7#d7 ,disabilities   
specialist ,the term disabilities       
specialist means an individual with     

expertise working with individuals with 
a disability who is--  7,a7 a physician2
  7,b7 an osteopath2 or  7,c7 a         
psychologist4  7#e7 ,finding ,the term  
finding means an individualized written 
assessment or screening by the trained  
agent or officer that includes a        
consultation with a disabilities        
specialist1 formalized as required under
 section #a7;c74  7#f7 ,protected       
individual ,the term protected          
individual means an individual who--    
7,a7 has an developmental disability2   
and  7,b7 has no permanent immigration  
status4  7#g7 ,secretary ,unless        
otherwise specified1 the term ,secretary
 means the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security4