,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mrs4        
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4         
,portman1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,lee7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the ,inspector ,general of  
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
to investigate the vetting and          
processing of illegal aliens apprehended
 along the southwest border and to      
ensure that all laws are being upheld4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,upholding the ,law at ,our     
,border ,act4  #b4 ,investigation and   
report on vetting and processing of     
illegal aliens apprehended along the    
southwest border and ensuring that all  
laws are being upheld ,not less         
frequently than every #fj days until    
there have been fewer than #ce1jjj      

apprehensions per month at the southwest
 border for #c consecutive months1 the  
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,homeland ,security shall conduct an 
investigation and submit a report and   
provide a briefing to the ,president1   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate1 and the       
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives regarding1  
with respect to the period beginning on 
,january #bj1 #bjba-- 7#a7 the vetting  
procedures applicable to aliens 7as     
defined in section #aja7;a7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a777 seeking entry or  
admission to the ,united ,states who    
were apprehended along the southwest    
border of the ,united ,states1 including
 the process for conducting in-person   
interviews with such aliens and the     
number of such interviews that were     
conducted2  7#b7 the total number of    

illegal aliens who were processed and   
released into the interior of the       
,united ,states2  7#c7 the number of    
illegal aliens who received parole      
7humanitarian or otherwise72  7#d7 the  
results of the audit of parole          
applications1 including the             
justification for any instances in which
 parole was granted2  7#e7 the total    
number of illegal aliens who have been  
placed in removal proceedings pursuant  
to section #bdj of the ,immigration and 
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbi;a71 including-- 7,a7 how many have
 been removed2 and  7,b7 how many are   
eligible for any immigration benefit1   
such as asylum or lawful permanent      
residence2  7#f7 the results of the     
audit of asylum application under       
section #bjh of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh72 
7#g7 the total number of illegal aliens 
who have been placed in expedited       
removal proceedings pursuant to section 
#bce7;b77#a7 of the ,immigration and    

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbe7;b77#a771 including how many have 
been removed2  7#h7 the efforts of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
continually monitor all of the illegal  
aliens who were apprehended along the   
southwest border of the ,united ,states 
and then released on parole1 including--
 7,a7 the number who were given a notice
 to report to a ,u4,s4 ,immigration and 
,customs ,enforcement office2  7,b7 the 
number who actually reported in         
compliance with such notice to report2  
7,c7 the number who were given a notice 
to appear before an immigration judge2  
and  7,d7 the number who have prior     
criminal convictions or terms of        
imprisonment in the ,united ,states or  
outside of the ,united ,states2  7#i7   
the total number of illegal aliens who  
were processed and released into the    
interior of the ,united ,states without 
participating in an alternatives to     
detention program1 such as using an     
ankle monitor or another tracking       

monitor2 and  7#aj7 the ,states and     
counties in which the ,department of    
,homeland ,security or the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services has     
resettled illegal aliens since ,january 
#bj1 #bjba4